I think if there was anything I learned from our skipper was that it's not how you look; it's how you perform.

Research is creating new knowledge.

I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer.

Damn I really did it. I blew the first words on the moon, didn't I?

It never hurts to have friends around, so that's why you'd form a crew.

The regret on our side is, they used to say years ago, we are reading about you in science class. Now they say, we are reading about you in history class.

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and our opportunities are unlimited.