In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.

There are no 'white' or 'coloured' signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.

What really counts is not the immediate act of courage or of valor, but those who bear the struggle day in and day out - not the sunshine patriots but those who are willing to stand for a long period of time.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

We go into space because whatever mankind must undertake, free men must fully share.

There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side and seeking influence without responsibility.

Science contributes to our culture in many ways, as a creative intellectual activity in its own right, as the light which has served to illuminate man's place in the universe, and as the source of understanding of man's own nature.