Neil Armstrong quotes - page 3

I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer, born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in steam tables, in love with free-body diagrams, transformed by Laplace and propelled by compressible flow. (Neil Armstrong)
I hope you become comfortable with the use of logic without being deceived into concluding that logic will inevitably lead you to the correct conclusion. View quote
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During my testimony in May I said, "Some question why Americans should return to the Moon. "After all,” they say "we have already been there.” I find that mystifying. It would be as if 16th century monarchs proclaimed that "we need not go to the New World, we have already been there.” Or as if President Thomas Jefferson announced in 1803 that Americans "need not go west of the Mississippi, the Lewis and Clark Expedition has already been there.” Americans have visited and examined 6 locations on Luna, varying in size from a suburban lot to a small township. That leaves more than 14 million square miles yet to explore. View quote
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A century hence, 2000 may be viewed as quite a primitive period in human history. It's something to hope for. View quote
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The exciting part for me, as a pilot, was the landing on the moon. View quote
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The landing approach was, by far, the most difficult and challenging part of the flight. View quote
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I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon. View quote
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I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium. View quote
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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. View quote
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All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight. View quote
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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. (Neil Armstrong)
I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up and down a street. View quote
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I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer. View quote
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A century hence, 2000 may be viewed as quite a primitive period in human history. It's something to hope for. ... I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer - born under the second law of thermodynamics, steeped in the steam tables, in love with free-body diagrams, transformed by Laplace, and propelled by compressible flow. As an engineer, I take a substantial amount of pride in the accomplishments of my profession. View quote
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During my testimony. View quote
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