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title: "2 Hope Mankind Quotes By Gene Cernan"
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> [As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. As I take these last steps from the surface for some time to come,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/as-we-leave-the-moon-at-taurus-littrow-we-leave-as-we-came-and-god/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

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> [As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come...I'd like to just (say) what I believe history will record. That America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. As we leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/as-i-take-man-s-last-step-from-the-surface-back-home-for-some-time-to/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

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## More by Gene Cernan

> [I've been asked about UFOs and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/i-ve-been-asked-about-ufos-and-i-ve-said-publicly-i-thought-they-were/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/as-we-leave-the-moon-at-taurus-littrow-we-leave-as-we-came-and-god/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [I walked on the Moon. What can't you do?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/i-walked-on-the-moon-what-can-t-you-do/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [Prepare for the unknown, unexpected and inconceivable . . . after 50 years of flying I'm still learning every time I fly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/prepare-for-the-unknown-unexpected-and-inconceivable-after-50-years/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [Once I finally stepped on the moon, no matter what was to come of the next three days - or the rest of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/once-i-finally-stepped-on-the-moon-no-matter-what-was-to-come-of-the/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [“I felt that I was literally standing on a plateau somewhere out there in space, a plateau that science and technology had allowed me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/i-felt-that-i-was-literally-standing-on-a-plateau-somewhere-out-there/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [The mass gross absence of sound in space is more than just silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/the-mass-gross-absence-of-sound-in-space-is-more-than-just-silence/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come...I'd like to just (say) what I believe history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/as-i-take-man-s-last-step-from-the-surface-back-home-for-some-time-to/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [OK, let's get this mother out of here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/ok-let-s-get-this-mother-out-of-here/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [I hold the world speed record downhill, in a Rover. I think it was 17 kilometers per hour, downhill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/i-hold-the-world-speed-record-downhill-in-a-rover-i-think-it-was-17/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/curiosity-is-the-essence-of-human-existence-and-exploration-has-been/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [I do believe there is life in outer space. Mathematically, there has to be, and if you believe as I do that there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/i-do-believe-there-is-life-in-outer-space-mathematically-there-has-to/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [I know the stars are my home. I learned about them, needed them for survival in terms of navigation. I know where I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/i-know-the-stars-are-my-home-i-learned-about-them-needed-them-for/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [Yes, I am the last man to have walked on the moon, and that's a very dubious and disappointing honor. It's been far too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/yes-i-am-the-last-man-to-have-walked-on-the-moon-and-that-s-a-very/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

> [Curiosity is the essence of human existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-cernan/curiosity-is-the-essence-of-human-existence/)

[Gene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-cernan/)

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