Neil Armstrong Quotes

That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited.

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

It’s a brilliant surface in that sunlight.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.

Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.

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.

I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.

I can honestly say – and it’s a big surprise to me – that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.

Neil Armstrong Quotes part 2

I’m a physicist, not a human being.

Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.

There can be no great accomplishment without risk.

Research is creating new knowledge.

We have this condition because some people have gotten out of control.

We are not alone in the universe; we are just one of billions and billions of life forms.

I tell audiences that we impose that on ourselves as a condition of being a living creature, that we feel we have to conquer nature. Whether you go to the North Pole or the moon, or just in a suburban neighborhood, where I was brought up, you find the same tendency to impose human order on things.

I leave you with: Look at the moon and think of Armstrong and wink at her.

There is just something magnificent about the moon: that white. As painters, we’re always seeking that elusive something trying to capture that reflection and light.

The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control. You can lose your health to illness or accident, you can lose your wealth to all manner of unpredictable sources.

Every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine.

That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

When I was working with masks, I realized that if I wanted to paint a portrait, I would need to take off the mask.

There’s a need for accepting responsibility – for a person’s life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education.

We have the capacity to do great things. Some of us do not take full advantage of that capacity.

One of the great pleasures of travelling around the world, especially backward in time, is the chance to see both where we have come from and where we are going.

The moon is nothing but a great big hunk of rocks and dust.

The interesting thing about the Apollo 1 story is that we made mistakes, we fixed them, and we moved on. No exception.

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

It’s a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one’s safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.

The only place where indescribable joy is documented yet not democratized is at an airport arrivals terminal. Millions and billions of souls have rendezvoused there, waiting, waiting, waiting such a short wait for such a grand occasion.

That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

The tragedy of 9/11 galvanized the American space program, redirecting future projects and giving us an opportunity to re-evaluate our priorities in space.

You know we never had any self-esteem problems until we sent a man to the moon.

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.

The tragedy of 9/11 galvanized the American space program, redirecting future projects and giving us an opportunity to re-evaluate our priorities in space.

The single observation I would offer for your consideration is that some things are beyond your control. You can lose your health to illness or accident, you can lose your wealth to all manner of unpredictable sources.

Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind.

The moon is nothing but a great big hunk of rocks and dust.

We have the capacity to do great things. Some of us do not take full advantage of that capacity.