Source: The Pragmatics of Patriotism (1973)
Context: Many short-sighted fools think that going to the Moon was just a stunt. But the astronauts knew the meaning of what they were doing, as is shown by Neil Armstrong's first words in stepping down onto the soil of Luna: "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
from (I) & (II) 'Quenn Mary's Complaint', Poems 1786, kindle ebook ASIN B00849523Q
“It is a beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the Moon.”
Source: The Starry Messenger, Venice 1610: "From Doubt to Astonishment"
“How short life is for fools.”
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, The Crystal City (2003), Chapter 8 “Plans” (p. 159).
Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 1, Limited Versus Unlimited, p. 30
Vol. 2, Ch. 27, § 369
Parerga and Paralipomena (1851), Counsels and Maxims
“I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges.”
Apollo mission press conference (1969); ABC World News http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/neil-armstrong-man-moon-dead/story?id=12325140&page=2#.UE0Vm67hdjw; also quoted in Of a Fire on the Moon (1970) by Norman Mailer, <!-- p. 46-47 --> and in First Man: The Life of Ronnie Petch the bender (2005) by James R. Hansen<!-- p. 399 -->
Context: I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul … we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)"
Song lyrics, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (1978)
Source: Apollo mission press conference (1969); ABC World News http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/neil-armstrong-man-moon-dead/story?id=12325140&page=2#.UE0Vm67hdjw; also quoted in Of a Fire on the Moon (1970) by Norman Mailer, and in First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong (2005) by James R. Hansen
“The moon looks
On many brooks,
"The brook can see no moon but this."”
While gazing on the Moon's Light.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
