History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good peopleMartin Luther King
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.Martin Luther King
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.Martin Luther King
Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.Martin Luther King
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.Martin Luther King
NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it provides to young people.Neil Armstrong
We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.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.Neil Armstrong
I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House and Congress are at odds over what the future direction should be. They're sort of playing a game and NASA is the shuttlecock that they're hitting back and forth.Neil Armstrong
Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned by anyoneNeil Armstrong
All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.Neil Armstrong
Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird. Neil Armstrong
I thought the attractions of being an astronaut were actually, not so much the Moon, but flying in a completely new medium.Neil Armstrong
I fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.Neil Armstrong
I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.Neil Armstrong