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.

Research is creating new knowledge.

I hope you become comfortable with the use of logic without being deceived into concluding that logic will inevitably lead you to the correct conclusion.

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.

The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel.

This blowing dust became increasingly thicker. It was very much like landing in a fast moving ground fog.

The view of the moon that we've been having recently is really spectacular. It fills about three-quarters of the hatch window, and of course we can see the entire circumference even though part of it is in complete shadow and part of it is in earthshine. It's a view worth the price of the trip.