Quote by Neil Armstrong
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the

It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didnt feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. – Neil Armstrong

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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. Its 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

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sad
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The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel. – Neil Armstrong

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

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Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from. – Eric Hoffer

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Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face. – Arthur Koestler

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Space

Venus is now astrologically square with Pluto. That means there isnt a hip planet left. – Jim Critchfield

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Space

Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Dont call us, well call you. – Marlene Dietrich

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Our destiny hides among our free choices, disguised as the free-est of all. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Poetry, almost by definition, calls attention to its language and form. – Robert Morgan

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Both humans and dogs love to play well into adulthood, and individuals from both species occasionally display evidence of having a conscience. – Jon Winokur

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