--- title: "4 Apollo Quotes By William Anders" description: "4 Apollo quotes by William Anders. Plus more from William Anders and more Apollo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/william-anders-61283_apollo_i-think-the-thing-that-impressed-me-the_1153919.jpg" --- > [I think the thing that impressed me the most was the Lunar's sunrises and sunsets. These in particular bring out the stark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/i-think-the-thing-that-impressed-me-the-most-was-the-lunar-s-sunrises/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/william-anders-61283_apollo_i-think-the-thing-that-impressed-me-the_1153919.jpg) > [You could see the flames and the outer skin of the spacecraft glowing; and burning, baseball size chunks flying off behind us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/you-could-see-the-flames-and-the-outer-skin-of-the-spacecraft-glowing/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/william-anders-61283_apollo_you-could-see-the-flames-and-the-outer-s_3073368.jpg) > [Is the Moon made out of green cheese? No, it's American cheese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/is-the-moon-made-out-of-green-cheese-no-it-s-american-cheese/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/william-anders-61283_apollo_is-the-moon-made-out-of-green-cheese-no_3181173.jpg) > [Looks like a sand pile my kids have been playing in for a long time - it's all beat up - no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/looks-like-a-sand-pile-my-kids-have-been-playing-in-for-a-long-time/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1c/william-anders-61283_airplane_looks-like-a-sand-pile-my-kids-have-been_3202972.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 William Anders > [I think the thing that impressed me the most was the Lunar's sunrises and sunsets. These in particular bring out the stark nature of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/i-think-the-thing-that-impressed-me-the-most-was-the-lunar-s-sunrises/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) > [It's tiny out there...it's inconsequential. It's ironic that we had come to study the Moon and it was really discovering the Earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/it-s-tiny-out-there-it-s-inconsequential-it-s-ironic-that-we-had-come/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) > [You could see the flames and the outer skin of the spacecraft glowing; and burning, baseball size chunks flying off behind us. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/you-could-see-the-flames-and-the-outer-skin-of-the-spacecraft-glowing/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) > [Is the Moon made out of green cheese? No, it's American cheese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/is-the-moon-made-out-of-green-cheese-no-it-s-american-cheese/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) > [Looks like a sand pile my kids have been playing in for a long time - it's all beat up - no definition -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-anders/looks-like-a-sand-pile-my-kids-have-been-playing-in-for-a-long-time/) [William Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-anders/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apollo/william-anders/#itemlist", "name": "4 Apollo Quotes By William Anders", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the thing that impressed me the most was the Lunar's sunrises and sunsets. These in particular bring out the stark nature of the terrain. . . . 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