I'll not assert that it was a diversion which prevented a war, but nevertheless, it was a diversion.
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There can be no great accomplishment without risk.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Life)
We were involved in doing what many thought to be impossible, putting humans on Earth's moon.
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Friends and colleagues all of a sudden looked at us, treated us, slightly differently than had months or years before when we were working together. I never quite understood that.
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Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.
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I believe that every human has a finite amount of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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Space has not changed but technology has, in many cases, improved dramatically. A good example is digital technology where today's cell phones are far more powerful than the computers on the Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module that we used to navigate to the moon and operate all the spacecraft control systems.
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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.
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Thank you, Mr. President. It's a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the United States but men of peace of all nations, and with interests and the curiosity and with the vision for the future. It's an honor for us to be able to participate here today.
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Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying. Pilots generally take pride in a good landing, not in getting out of the vehicle.
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