Quotes from Neil Armstrong

Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.

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.

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

I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.

Lindsay Lohan isn't a DJ, but because of her celebrity power she can do a gig somewhere, put her name on a flyer, and she'll probably bring in more people and make more money than I ever will.

Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.

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

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

A picture does a great job, but it's not nearly like being there.

History will remember the twentieth century for two technological developments: atomic energy and space flight.

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.

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.

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

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

I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.

Research is creating new knowledge.

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.

In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.

Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.

The regret on our side is, they used to say years ago, we are reading about you in science class. Now they say, we are reading about you in history class.

I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer.

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.

Society's future will depend on a continuous improvement program for the human character. And what will that future bring? I do not know, but it will be exciting.

I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.