I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

Research is creating new knowledge.

Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!

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

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

It's a great thing for a man to walk on the moon. But it's a greater thing for God to walk on the earth.

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.

Geologists have a saying - rocks remember.

Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.

You've got to expect things are going to go wrong. And we always need to prepare ourselves for handling the unexpected.

Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed I would do something important in aviation.

Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing.

When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking.

I didnt know photography would take me to the places that it has taken me

The good and the bad news is that politicians rarely do what they say they are going to do when they campaign.

This is the most exciting study there is. It is the only thing I know of in life that makes you feel consistently better, whether it's success or failure, whether they love you or hate you.

You and I are going to change the world.

India's coming into her own will mean every nation doing likewise.

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action.

Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

If there is knowledge, it lies in the fusion of the book and the street.