Nobody ever asks who was the seventh person on the Moon. The only thing they know is who's number one and who's number two. Does anybody know who the last man was?

Is the destiny of the human species to sit back and play with our mouse and computer and imagine, fantasize?

I grew up in New Jersey and never went up the Statue of Liberty.

Human rights problems will always exist for years to come, but maybe they'll lessen somewhat.

I was not the commander, I was a junior person, so once both were outside, I followed my leader, because we (NASA) had not put together detailed jobs of people outside. I believe it could have been improved. But it was very successful for what it was.

Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.

The g-forces increased and I wasn't able to continue to hold the camera against the window, so I had to lay it back against my chest, but still continued to photograph the re-entry until there was no more unusual visual effects of the energy in the atmosphere. And it was very comforting to understand that the people in Houston, the controllers, had very high confidence that we were on the right path.