John F. Kennedy Quotes

Many years ago the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it. He said Because it is there. Well, space is there, and were going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there.

Twentieth century man must boldly reach out... And purposefully strive to discover the hidden secrets of our universe.

I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved.

I think a scientist's job is to explore the Universe, to explore the cosmos around us. People always want to know - why is that useful? Well, on just pure fundamental grounds, on some level it's like art, it's like umm, music, it's aesthetics, it's like philosophy. You want to know where you are in the Universe.

We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.

I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it.

I actually want to go up into space.

I'm always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth.

People are fascinated by space flight. It makes them interested in science, gets them asking questions and motivates them.

There are still so many questions to answer. When you look at any part of the universe, you have to feel humbled.

When we're born, we want to know why the stars shine. We want to know why the sun rises.

Space and exploration are also related to inspiration.

As humans, we're such a discontented species. We're always trying to further ourselves, and you get all the way to the moon, and then it's just discontent. You want to go to Mars.

Curiosity doesn't kill the cat; it kills the competition.

I suppose the one quality in an astronaut more powerful than any other is curiosity. They have to get some place nobody's ever been.

Why are we now going into space? Well, why did we trouble to look past the next mountain? Our prime obligation to ourselves is to make the unknown known. We are on a journey to keep an appointment with whatever we are.

Why does man freeze to death trying to reach the North Pole? Why does man drive himself to suffer the steam and heat of the Amazon? Why does he stagger his mind with the mathematics of the sky? Once the question mark has arisen in the human brain the answer must be found, if it takes a hundred years. A thousand years.

My hunger and curiosity drive me forward in all directions at once.

We explore because we are human and we want to know. I hope that Pluto will help us on that journey.

Science is the greatest of all adventure stories, one that's been unfolding for thousands of years as we have sought to understand ourselves and our surroundings.

Landing on the moon was a dream that millions of kids have had for hundreds of years.

If your work isn't exciting, doesn't stir the emotions, where's the challenge? Where's the progress if you always play it safe?

Perhaps one day I will go into space.

A journey into space is the greatest adventure I can imagine.

It is hard to think of practical applications of the black hole. Because practical applications are so remote, many people assume we should not be interested. But this quest to understand the world is what defines us as human beings.