The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and we had ignition!

Curiosity is the essence of human existence.

We leave as we came, and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.

I'm quite disappointed that I'm still the last man on the moon.

If you begin to think you're something you're not, you're looking in the wrong mirror.

Prepare for the unknown, unexpected and inconceivable . . . after 50 years of flying I'm still learning every time I fly.

I've been asked about UFOs and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization.

We went into darkness after being in daylight the whole time on the way to the Moon. And then we went into darkness. And we're in the shadow... of the Moon.

Yes, I am the last man to have walked on the moon, and that's a very dubious and disappointing honor. It's been far too long.

The mass gross absence of sound in space is more than just silence.

Nobody can take those footsteps I made on the surface of the moon away from me.

I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

I've never watched any of the adaptations of my books. I've never wanted to, and there's absolutely no chance of me doing so in the future.

Remember: in the end, it is the merciful who obtain mercy.

It is absurd to entrust the defense of a country to people who own nothing in it.

Art is the highest form of hope.

If you put something together and it doesn't look so good, the fashion police are not going to come and take you away. And if they do, you might have some fun in jail.

Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there.

You got to get it while you can.

You know, I've made my money. If no one buys my album, cool. It's fine. I've got a house, and I've got dogs that I love. I don't need anything else.

The right decisions come from the right focus. You’ll succeed if your focus is on the mission, not the money.