Well, Frank, my thoughts are very similar. The vast loneliness up here at the moon is awe-inspiring, and it makes you realize what you have back there on earth. The earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space.

Please be informed, there is a Santa Claus.

The real friends of the space voyager are the stars. Their friendly, familiar patterns are constant companions, unchanging, out there.

When I circled the moon and looked back at Earth, my outlook on life and my viewpoint of Earth changed... Earth is a spaceship, just like Apollo - and just like Apollo, the crew must learn to live and work together. We must learn to manage the resources of this world with new imagination.

The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth.

Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.

Houston, we've had a problem here.