“ It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind. ”

“ I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House and Congress are at odds over what the future direction should be. They're sort of playing a game and NASA is the shuttlecock that they're hitting back and forth. ”

“ Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10. ”

“ Research is creating new knowledge. ”

“ In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand. ”

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

“ If that's there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it. ”

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