--- title: "3 Apollo Quotes By Andy Weir" description: "3 Apollo quotes by Andy Weir. Plus more from Andy Weir and more Apollo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/andy-weir-1865_about_i-was-born-too-late-to-experience-apollo_1230151.jpg" --- > [I was born too late to experience Apollo 11, though I do trek to Dad's house every time there's some space event.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/i-was-born-too-late-to-experience-apollo-11-though-i-do-trek-to-dad-s/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/andy-weir-1865_about_i-was-born-too-late-to-experience-apollo_1230151.jpg) > [Back in the days of Apollo, sending humans to the moon was the only viable way to get the scientific data we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/back-in-the-days-of-apollo-sending-humans-to-the-moon-was-the-only/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/andy-weir-1865_apollo_back-in-the-days-of-apollo-sending-human_1671585.jpg) > [“I need to ask myself, 'What would an Apollo astronaut do?' He'd drink three whiskey sours, drive his Corvette to the launchpad,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/i-need-to-ask-myself-what-would-an-apollo-astronaut-do-he-d-drink/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/andy-weir-1865_apollo_i-need-to-ask-myself-what-would-an-apoll_2628027.jpg) ## Other authors on Apollo - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/rick-riordan/) - [Jennifer L. Armentrout 23 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/jennifer-l-armentrout/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-buzz-aldrin-20404.jpg) Buzz Aldrin 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/buzz-aldrin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-armstrong-70673.jpg) Neil Armstrong 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/neil-armstrong/) - [Lisa Kessler 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/lisa-kessler/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-f-kennedy-51344.jpg) John F. Kennedy 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/john-f-kennedy/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carrie-preston-21406.jpg) Wally Schirra 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/wally-schirra/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-lovell-49818.jpg) Jim Lovell 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/jim-lovell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gene-cernan-37235.jpg) Gene Cernan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/gene-cernan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-pogue-27852.jpg) Charles Duke 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/charles-duke/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-carl-sagan-20994.jpg) Carl Sagan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/carl-sagan/) ## More by Andy Weir > [“But seeing his status doesn’t help,” Mindy said. “It’s not like we can do anything about it if he falls behind. This is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/but-seeing-his-status-doesn-t-help-mindy-said-it-s-not-like-we-can-do/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“But no idiot-proofing can overcome a determined idiot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/but-no-idiot-proofing-can-overcome-a-determined-idiot/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“God damn it! I yelled to him. Will you stop wining about your problems during my murder!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/god-damn-it-i-yelled-to-him-will-you-stop-wining-about-your-problems/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“One thing I have in abundance here are bags. They're not much different than kitchen trash bags, though I'm sure they cost $50,000 because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/one-thing-i-have-in-abundance-here-are-bags-they-re-not-much/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“Fortunately, when you spend a lot of time in space, you learn how to shit in a bag.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/fortunately-when-you-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-space-you-learn-how-to/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/yes-of-course-duct-tape-works-in-a-near-vacuum-duct-tape-works/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“I’m leaving Mars today, one way or another. About fucking time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/i-m-leaving-mars-today-one-way-or-another-about-fucking-time/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Don't wait for an inspired ending to come to mind. Work your way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/a-good-plan-today-is-better-than-a-perfect-plan-tomorrow-don-t-wait/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“Also, I have duct tape. Ordinary duct tape, like you buy at a hardware store. Turns out even NASA can’t improve on duct tape.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/also-i-have-duct-tape-ordinary-duct-tape-like-you-buy-at-a-hardware/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“Oh,” Lewis said, “well if you won’t let us then— Wait…wait a minute….I’m looking at my shoulder patch and it turns out I’m the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/oh-lewis-said-well-if-you-won-t-let-us-then-wait-wait-a-minute-i-m/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [Thanks to our modern era, facts are incredibly easy to come by. A few web searches for your subject matter, and you have all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/thanks-to-our-modern-era-facts-are-incredibly-easy-to-come-by-a-few/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [I started the day with some nothin’ tea. Nothin’ tea is easy to make. First, get some hot water, then add nothin’.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/i-started-the-day-with-some-nothin-tea-nothin-tea-is-easy-to-make/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [Don't tell your stories to anyone. You'll be more motivated knowing it's a prerequisite to having an audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/don-t-tell-your-stories-to-anyone-you-ll-be-more-motivated-knowing-it/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“Travel’s a bitch. Even when it’s a once-in-a-lifetime vacation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/travel-s-a-bitch-even-when-it-s-a-once-in-a-lifetime-vacation/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) > [“The overstimulated kids were literally bouncing off the walls. Lunar gravity is the worst thing to ever happen to parents.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-weir/the-overstimulated-kids-were-literally-bouncing-off-the-walls-lunar/) [Andy Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-weir/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/andy-weir/#itemlist", "name": "3 Apollo Quotes By Andy Weir", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was born too late to experience Apollo 11, though I do trek to Dad's house every time there's some space event. 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