19 Quotes About Astronaut

Astronauts are the perfect example of the human spirit in action. They are brave, intelligent, and know how to inspire others. These quotes about astronauts will give you an inside look into the lives of these brave men and women who risk their lives to explore space.

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You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch. Edgar D. Mitchell
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Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods.... I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason. Gherman Titov
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We're all astronauts, really, aren't we; interstellar astronauts, travelling so far into the blackness we can never return. S.K. Tremayne
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If we adopt the same collaborative mindset and practices that got to the moon and back, and that built the International Space Station, we can alleviate poverty–and do much more. Ron Garan
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Collaboration begins with mutual understanding and respect. Astronaut Ron Garan
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Earth is a small town with many neighborhoods in a very big universe. Ron Garan
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This was exactly what I experienced in space: immense gratitude for the opportunity to see Earth from this vantage, and for the gift of the planet we've been given. Ron Garan
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Curiosity is the essence of our existence. Gene Cernan
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A partner's different perspective is valuable, but the very fact that it is different means that it will require work, humility, time, and resources to incorporate that perspective. At times, this will require checking one's pride at the door. Ron Garan
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It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. Neil Armstrong
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From out there on the moon, international politics looks so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck, drag him a quarter of a million miles out, and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch. Ed Mitchell
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And in that moment, I was hit with the realization that this delicate layer of atmosphere is all that protects every living thing on Earth from perishing in the harshness of space. Ron Garan
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Ben had never seen his mother cry before, and it startled him, so he didn't ask again. Right afterward she'd put on her favorite record and played a mysterious song called "Space Oddity, " about an astronaut named Major Tom who gets lost in space. She used to listen to the song over and over again. With her eyes closed, she'd place the palm of her hand against the fabric of the speaker, so she could feel it vibrate against her skin. . Brian Selznick
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At this point I thought 'We made it, ' by which I meant 'We survived.' I also was acutely aware that my childhood dream of flying into space had just come true. Ron Garan
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I lay on my back, surprised at how calm and focused I felt, strapped to four and a half million pounds of explosives. Ron Garan
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Gravity hurts. Unknown
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They've said your name sounds like an astronaut, but you don't go ascend above the sky. Don't you know you are a fall from the shooting star? HonouriaBread