“Christopher Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, and Neil Armstrong. Ha, ha, ha. Neil Armstrong!”— William Broyles Jr., Al Reinert, Jim Lovell, Tom Hanks, imdb.com
“I had both male and female heroes. One was a high school science teacher who was very important in encouraging me to pursue science. Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine. And the early astronauts, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, were heroes of mine as well.”— Sally Ride, teacher.scholastic.com
“We never should have landed a man on the moon. It's a mistake. Now everything is compared to that one accomplishment. I can't believe they could land a man on the moon…and taste my coffee! I think we all would have been a lot happier if they hadn't landed a man on the moon. Then we'd go, ‘They can't…”— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com