On hard work
– From a 2005 60 Minutes interview
On wonderment
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.
– From James R. Hansen’s biography of Armstrong, First Man
On hard work, part II
Lunar exploration was a great deal of fun and an enormous amount of very hard work, which proves, I hope, that hard work can also be fun.
– From an interview with ThinkQuest.org
On humility
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.
– From a 2005 interview with CNN
On motivation
I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul … we’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
– From the Apollo press conference (noted in Norman Mailer’s Of a Fire on the Moon)
On extending the boundaries of knowledge
At the edges [of knowledge] it’s always going to be a challenge.
There can be no great accomplishment without risk.
– His response when told that President Kennedy had been advised not to go to the moon (via WikiQuotes)
On libraries
Through books you will meet poets and novelists whose creations will fire your imagination. You will meet the great thinkers who will share with you their philosophies, their concepts of the world, of humanity and of creation. You will learn about events that have shaped our history, of deeds both noble and ignoble. All of this knowledge is yours for the taking. Your library is a storehouse for mind and spirit. Use it well.
I am comfortable with my level of public discourse.
It’s an interesting place to be. I recommend it.
– From the same 2005 60 Minutes interview
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