I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.

I believe that the Good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up and down a street.

It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it.

For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.

I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

He did it alone. We had a cast of a million.

I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.