Neil Armstrong

I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.

The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel.

I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.

I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.

It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it.

The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet, and our visions go rather further than that, and our opportunities are unlimited.

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you.

Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.