Buzz Aldrin Quotes

The Columbia is lost, but the dreams that inspired its crew remain with us.

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives.

Our nation is indeed fortunate that we can still draw on an immense reservoir of courage, character, and fortitude, that we are still blessed with heroes like those of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Man will continue his conquest of space. To reach out for new goals and ever-greater achievements, that is the way we shall commemorate our seven Challenger heroes.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved good-bye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God.

The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.

'Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame' tells it like it really was in America's early space program - the adventure, the risks, and the rewards.

Astronauts are like these mythic legends, but really, they are just regular people, people who wear chinos.

War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in our human nature.

But we have been to the Pole and we shall die like gentlemen. I regret only for the women we leave behind.

There are a lot of people who can be classified as heroes and do great things and inspire me.

I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the highest highs and the lowest lows.

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

I want manned spaceflight, not just back to the Moon, but beyond that. And I want my daughters and my son to have their own July 20, 1969, to remember. Apollo 11 didn't give us wings; it only showed us how far the wings we had would take us.

Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes.

The greatest gift the hero leaves his race, is to have been a hero.

Martyrs win by losing.

The real heroes of WWII never came home.

It's so astounding the amount of sacrifice the astronauts have to go through to do what they do and all the science involved in space exploration.

The first news event I understood as a small child was the loss of the space shuttle Challenger, which President Reagan eloquently mourned from the Oval that evening.

Superheroes are the best of us. Never mind all those powers or the crazy costumes. The heart of a superhero is meant to inspire.

The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them deserve to be remembered.

My heart was filled with gratitude, with thankfulness, and went out in love to all the heroes, the thinkers who gave their lives for the liberty of hand and brain... to all the wise, the good, the brave of every land, whose thoughts and deeds have given freedom to the sons of men. And then I vowed to grasp the torch that they had held, and hold it high, that light might conquer darkness still.

Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for.

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.