Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble contains in a rough state a statue… — Jose Marti Copy Share Image
Apollo without Dionysus may indeed be a well-informed, good citizen but he's a dull fellow. He may even be 'cultured,' in the… — Jerome Bruner Copy Share Image
I think if you were between maybe 6 and 16, there was nothing like Apollo, and I wonder if there can be… — Alan Stern Copy Share Image
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy, except - due to her rejection of Apollo's affections - nobody would… — Kara Swisher Copy Share Image
Exploring Mars is a far different venture from Apollo expeditions to the moon; it necessitates leaving our home planet on lengthy missions… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Manned spaceflight has lost its glamour - understandably so, because it hardly seems inspiring, 40 years after Apollo, for astronauts merely to… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further… — Neil Armstrong Copy Share Image
My first Hip Hop concert was at the Apollo at the age of 12. Southpaw's father was interviewing Queen Latifah and Treach… — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
The driver got out smiling. He looked about seventeen or eighteen, and for a second, I had the uneasy feeling it was… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“If it weren't for dreams," he said. "I wouldn't know half the things I know about the future. They're better than Olympus… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain, her eyes had their usual angry… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
We collectively have a special place in our heart for the manned space flight program - Apollo nostalgia is one element, but… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
“I stared at him for a moment, and then I exploded. “You threw a knife at me!” “I did,” he replied calmly.… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
“What appears in the former statue of Apollo, however, cannot simply be equated with the Olympian of the same name, who had… — Peter Sloterdijk Copy Share Image
In the fabulous ages of ancient times the appellations of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were given to the planets as… — William Herschel Copy Share Image
Armstrong, sitting in the commander's seat, spacesuit on, helmet on, plugged into electrical and environmental umbilical's, is a man who is not… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
The shadow had followed behind them, clinging to their steps; and the two children little suspected its presence when they at last… — Gaston Leroux Copy Share Image
During the period of the Saturn-Apollo missions we were pilgrims in space, ranging from home in search of knowledge. Now we will… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
If they [the crowd at The Apollo Theater] don't like you, they will let you know. When you didn't have any talent,… — Don Alias Copy Share Image
“They do." Apollo's eyes narrowed on me. "But I was hoping there was something knocking around in her brain that held the… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
Long ago Apollo called to Aristæus, youngest of the shepherds, Saying, "I will make you keeper of my bees." Golden were the… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
“Apollo, Apollo—but he is my lord. I will keep silence. He is wise forever, though his oracle spoke brutal words. We are… — Euripides Copy Share Image
... the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“I gotta say"—Apollo broke the silence—"these kids did okay." He cleared his throat and began to recite: " Heroes win laurels —"… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Within NASA, the shuttle is perhaps the least-groundbreaking project. Recall that Apollo was about creating brand-new technologies that did something unprecedented -… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
When I was around 13 or 14, and I was in a private school, I had a Frisbee that had the name… — Apollo Robbins Copy Share Image
To have found you is a dear happiness; and to be Apollo's son is beyond all my hopes; but there is something… — Euripides Copy Share Image
I was born in 1960 and can still tell you the name of every astronaut from Mercury to Apollo. If I had… — Eric Betzig Copy Share Image
As a former Apollo astronaut, I think it's safe to say that SpaceX and the other commercial developers embody the 21st century… — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
When I circled the moon and looked back at Earth, my outlook on life and my viewpoint of Earth changed... Earth is… — Jim Lovell Copy Share Image
Sometimes we don’t realize how destructive our creations are until it’s too late. And sometimes those creations we make turn on us… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I wouldn't trade my career with anybody's. I'd trade a few movies with Tom Hanks - 'Apollo 13 and 'Forrest Gump' -… — John Travolta Copy Share Image
“Apollo has something to teach us as we enter a new century of genetic modification, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology. It's a cautionary tale… — Andrew Smith Copy Share Image
The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
In the research I did for 'Apollo,' there was never a moment's hesitation by anyone that we would do anything other than… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
You could see the flames and the outer skin of the spacecraft glowing; and burning, baseball size chunks flying off behind us.… — William Anders Copy Share Image
I think in the long run the money that s been put into the space program is one of the best investments… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Going back to the moon is not visionary in restoring space leadership for America. Like its Apollo predecessor, it will prove to… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
“That’s okay,” Apollo replied, smiling at him in a wholly creepy' hide your kids' kind of way. “When you least expect it,… — Jennifer L. Armentrout Copy Share Image
After Apollo 17, America stopped looking towards the next horizon. The United States had become a space-faring nation, but threw it away.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image