Frank Borman quotes

Frank Borman was an American astronaut, engineer, and military pilot, best known for commanding Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the Moon. His leadership during the mission was instrumental in advancing the United States’ space program. He later served as CEO of Eastern Air Lines and remains a respected figure in aerospace history. Here are 14 of his quotes:

Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell. (Frank Borman)
When you're finally up at the moon looking back on earth, all those differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend, and you're going to get a concept that maybe this really is one world and why the hell can't we learn to live together like decent people. View quote
Frank Borman
A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill. View quote
Frank Borman
Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit. View quote
Frank Borman
It's a vast, lonely, forbidding expanse of nothing rather like clouds and clouds of pumice stone. And it certainly does not appear to be a very inviting place to live or work. View quote
Frank Borman
Long before the moon mission, I had told NASA that Apollo 8 would be my last flight. It was a decision reached after a long talk with Susan, although the decision was strictly mine. View quote
Frank Borman
"God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good." And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you - all of you on the good Earth. View quote
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Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts. And show us what each one of us can do to set forward the coming of the day of universal peace. View quote
Frank Borman
There was one more impression we wanted to transmit: our feeling of closeness to the Creator of all things. View quote
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This must be what God sees. I was absolutely awestruck, not so much at what we had accomplished but at what made the accomplishment possible. View quote
Frank Borman
Give us, O God, the vision which can see Your love in the world in spite of human failure. (Frank Borman)
God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. View quote
Frank Borman
Give us, O God, the vision which can see Your love in the world in spite of human failure. Give us the faith to trust Your goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness. Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts. And show us what each one of us can do to set forward the coming of the day of universal peace. View quote
Frank Borman
This must be what God sees. I was absolutely awestruck, not so much at what we had accomplished but at what made the accomplishment possible. A machine produced by more than three hundred thousand Americans was circling the moon with three human beings aboard for the first time in history. View quote
Frank Borman

Frank Borman

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Occupation: American Astronaut
Born: March 14, 1928
Died: November 7, 2023
Quotes count: 14
Wikipedia: Frank Borman

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