Buzz Aldrin Quotes

A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it.

It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company.

Everything has been such a whirlwind ever since I stepped foot in the league and everything has been like a dream, so I'm just blessed to be in this position.

I consider myself to be very fortunate in my career, my timing has worked out.

I've worked really hard, but I know people who have worked even harder but didn't have the chances I've had.

A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune.

I don't really look around and say, 'I've made it.' I just look around and think how fortunate I am to work with the people I'm working with.

I'm a lot luckier than most people, although I used to look at it the other way around-that so many people seemed luckier than me.

I've been extremely fortunate in my life. So I actually believe that I'm the living embodiment of living the American dream.

I take my work seriously but I can't take myself too seriously. I'm in such a crazy privileged position.

There's a million people I could name who are more deserving of the parts that I get and the life that I'm living.

It is easy when you are successful to think that you did it all by yourself and to forget that you didn't. You got here because a lot of things broke your way. You were lucky enough to be born into a family that could afford to take care of you well.

I’ve been on both sides of the American Dream. On the outside – trying to reach it. And on the inside – counting all of my blessings that now add up to a truly wonderful life. But believe me, I wouldn’t be where I am today without help.

Sure, I had dreams of being a star when I was 18. I could've pushed it, too, but it wouldn't have happened any sooner. I'm lucky. What's happened has happened in spite of me.

I really feel very blessed, and I don't forget it, either; there's an awful lot of wonderful talent in this world, and I just seem to be in the right place at the right time.

When I look at myself, I have been - really - a lucky American to end up where I am.

I think I am talented - but I also think I'm very lucky.

I want people to know that I don't take for granted what's been given to me.

I played at Sony, Warner Bros., Universal, Big Machine, Capitol... after I played every one of those places, everyone offered me a record deal. I was just like, 'Who am I? Why do I even deserve this?' There are people busting their butts on Broadway doing this hardcore, playing three hours a night for tips, and I didn't even ask for it.

I'd be the biggest hypocrite if I said I really worked very hard for my career, because it was given to me on a silver platter. I can't take any credit.

I try to live every day and realize that there are so many folks working hard to try to get to where I am and how fortunate that I am.

I just think I got lucky. Every step of the way, I've gotten lucky with everything I've gotten to do and be a part of.

I will never take my experience for granted, because it's been a blessing.

I'm really grateful for the opportunities I get. But I do spend a lot of time thinking about how lucky I am so I don't become complacent about it.

What I remember thinking at that point, having gone through both the ups and downs of my first four years, and seeing the sea of people was, "What a remarkable country this is and how lucky am I that we live in a place where the son of a single mom, not born into any kind of fame or fortune, in a pretty remote state somehow can end up be in a position to - to make a difference."