Neil Armstrong Quotes

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

Work, Time, Travel

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

Engineer, White, Nerdy

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong

Small, Step, Mankind

All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.
Neil Armstrong

Great, History, Someone

Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird.
Neil Armstrong

Wonderful, Bird, Flying

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

Big, Dream, Moon

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.
Neil Armstrong

Future, Game, Playing

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

Technology, Step

NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it provides to young people.
Neil Armstrong

Sad, Successful, Young

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.
Neil Armstrong

Job, Perfect, Anyone

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: August 5, 1930

Died: August 25, 2012

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