Neil Armstrong

Astronaut

1930-08-05

Books by Neil Armstrong

First on the moon
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Development of the Youth Athlete
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New Directions in Physical Education
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Quotes by Neil Armstrong

I believe that every human has a finite amount of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind
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I believe that every human has a finite amount of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind
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Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you.
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That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it provides to young people.
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It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it.
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People love conspiracy theories.
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We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.
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I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
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Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
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I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
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I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House and Congress are at odds over what the future direction should be. They're sort of playing a game and NASA is the shuttlecock that they're hitting back and forth.
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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.
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It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.
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One small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.
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The eagle has landed.
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This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
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