Homer Hickam Quotes

In 1962, President Kennedy succeeded in captivating Americans by explaining the advantages of being the first country to reach the moon and the dangers of allowing another nation to beat us there.

In a way, J.F.K. was the high point of the American dream. In order to go to the moon and back, all we did was say we could - and we did.

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon. It's not a miracle; we just decided to go.

When President Kennedy challenged Americans to go to the moon, the question wasn't whether we'd get there, it was only when we'd get there.

The moon landing was such a magnificent accomplishment in U.S. space history. I think that boots on the moon was just one indicator of the rapid technology advancement and really just showed what we can do when all of us are dedicated to a single goal over a long period of time.

I respect John Kennedy for saying that he had a dream that we'd go to the moon before the end of the decade.

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there.

I'm not particularly impressed with going 50 miles per gallon. That doesn't impress me when we can go to the moon.

Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.

We could raise prodigious cities and create nations, and explore the universe.

We'll go back to the moon by not learning anything new.

Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we'll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans.

I want to be the first. If they'd let me go to the moon, I'd crawl all the way to Cape Kennedy just to do it. I'd like to go to the moon, but I don't want to be the second man to go there.

We didn't go to the moon to explore or because it was in our DNA or because we're Americans. We went because we were at war and we felt a threat.

Every one of today's smartphones has thousands of times more processing power than the computers that guided astronauts to the moon.

I don't think the space station is innovative. Going to the moon was innovative because we had no idea how to do it.

Some guy invents the bow and arrow and he’s ahead for a little while until some guy invents the shield that catches all the arrows.

It is imperative that in this race, the U.S. must be first across the finish line.

I think the overwhelming majority of the American people know that we have got to stand together, that we're going to grow together, that we're going to survive together, and that if we start splintering, we're not going to succeed in a highly competitive international economy.

We live in a country that sent people to the moon. This accomplishment, along with other bold leaps of faith, required political will, determination and imagination. Providing health care for all of our citizens requires the same force of will.

I want to take out the best in America, then I want to take out the best in the world.

I think the game's evolving - it always is. You don't want to be a dinosaur. You want to evolve with it.

I aim to be a competitive nation.

No one can question the talent of India's youth after the success of the Mars Mission. Everything indigenous!