--- title: "14 John Glenn Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 14 John Glenn quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best John Glenn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/283/bill-dedman-3519_deaf_john-glenn-s-father-known-as-herschel-wa_824968.jpg" --- > [John Glenn's father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-dedman/john-glenn-s-father-known-as-herschel-was-mostly-deaf-from-injuries/) [Bill Dedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-dedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/283/bill-dedman-3519_deaf_john-glenn-s-father-known-as-herschel-wa_824968.jpg) > [John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-johnson/john-glenn-s-life-will-long-be-remembered-for-his-time-in-space-his/) [Katherine Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/katherine-johnson-23885_courage_john-glenn-s-life-will-long-be-remembere_2824930.jpg) > [My feelings are 'Godspeed, John Glenn.' But I feel badly that he took a spot away from a young astronaut who had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/my-feelings-are-godspeed-john-glenn-but-i-feel-badly-that-he-took-a/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/wally-funk-13134_astronaut_my-feelings-are-godspeed-john-glenn-but_813801.jpg) > [I love the John Glenn model... I may call NASA in 25 years or so, and see if they'd like to send…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-ride/i-love-the-john-glenn-model-i-may-call-nasa-in-25-years-or-so-and-see/) [Sally Ride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-ride/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91e/sally-ride-5884_ass_i-love-the-john-glenn-model-i-may-call-n_1847609.png) > [John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-schirra/john-glenn-craved-the-publicity-i-think-even-john-would-admit-that/) [Wally Schirra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-schirra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/wally-schirra-21406_obvious_john-glenn-craved-the-publicity-i-think_29032.jpg) > [What I love about being a member of KISS is that we're the 'John Glenns' of rock - we always have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-criss/what-i-love-about-being-a-member-of-kiss-is-that-we-re-the-john/) [Peter Criss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-criss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc7/peter-criss-24801_firsts_what-i-love-about-being-a-member-of-kiss_200918.jpg) > [In my mind I'm like, "No, Katherine Johnson it was you. It was your mind alone that got John Glenn to orbit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraji-p-henson/in-my-mind-i-m-like-no-katherine-johnson-it-was-you-it-was-your-mind/) [Taraji P. Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taraji-p-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/taraji-p-henson-8873_earth_in-my-mind-i-m-like-no-katherine-johnson_2219574.jpg) > [“When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity. Serendipity happens when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margot-lee-shetterly/when-seasoned-by-the-subtleties-of-accident-harmony-favor-wisdom-and/) [Margot Lee Shetterly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margot-lee-shetterly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/margot-lee-shetterly-8665_happy-marriage_when-seasoned-by-the-subtleties-of-accid_2960555.jpg) > [Dogbert: So, Since Columbus is dead, you have no evidence that the earth is round. Dilbert: Look. You can Ask Senator John…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/dogbert-so-since-columbus-is-dead-you-have-no-evidence-that-the-earth/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/scott-adams-666_asks_dogbert-so-since-columbus-is-dead-you-ha_793032.jpg) > [Going into orbit around Earth - where the space station is today, and where the space shuttles and John Glenn and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/going-into-orbit-around-earth-where-the-space-station-is-today-and/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_destination_going-into-orbit-around-earth-where-the_2814180.jpg) > [I recall a lecture by John Glenn, the first American to go into orbit. When asked what went through his mind while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-rees/i-recall-a-lecture-by-john-glenn-the-first-american-to-go-into-orbit/) [Martin Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-rees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31f/martin-rees-3002_blast_i-recall-a-lecture-by-john-glenn-the-fir_1357449.jpg) > [“He found, using fifty stones to keep track, that he could easily remember the names of all fifty states, and he knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/he-found-using-fifty-stones-to-keep-track-that-he-could-easily/) [Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/michael-montoure-25960_freedom_he-found-using-fifty-stones-to-keep-trac_287809.jpg) > [“Grand Turk Island is so named because it is the largest island in the Turks Islands, which is the smaller of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker/grand-turk-island-is-so-named-because-it-is-the-largest-island-in-the/) [Captain Hank Bracker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/captain-hank-bracker-47159_astronaut_grand-turk-island-is-so-named-because-it_302268.jpg) > [“During NASA’s first fifty years the agency’s accomplishments were admired globally. Democratic and Republican leaders were generally bipartisan on the future of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-shepard/during-nasa-s-first-fifty-years-the-agency-s-accomplishments-were/) [Alan Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-shepard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/alan-shepard-11358_air-force_during-nasa-s-first-fifty-years-the-agen_869172.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-glenn/#itemlist", "name": "John Glenn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "John Glenn's father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. 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It was your mind alone that got John Glenn to orbit the earth.\" He didn't say, \"Go get so in so.\" He said, \"Go get that smart girl.\" But that fact that that she sees the \"we\" in \"I,\" blew me away.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Taraji P. Henson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taraji-p-henson/in-my-mind-i-m-like-no-katherine-johnson-it-was-you-it-was-your-mind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/taraji-p-henson-8873_earth_in-my-mind-i-m-like-no-katherine-johnson_2219574.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/taraji-p-henson-8873_earth_in-my-mind-i-m-like-no-katherine-johnson_2219574.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcc/taraji-p-henson-8873_earth_in-my-mind-i-m-like-no-katherine-johnson_2219574.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In my mind I'm like, \"No, Katherine Johnson it was you. It was your mind alone that got John Glenn to orbit…” — Taraji P. Henson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When seasoned by the subtleties of accident, harmony, favor, wisdom, and inevitability, luck takes on the cast of serendipity. Serendipity happens when a well-trained mind looking for one thing encounters something else: the unexpected. It comes from being in a position to seize opportunity from the happy marriage of time, place, and chance. 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Dilbert: Look. You can Ask Senator John Glenn. He orbited the earth when he was an astronaut. Dogbert: So, your theory depends on the honesty of politicians. Dilbert: Yes... no, wait.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scott Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/dogbert-so-since-columbus-is-dead-you-have-no-evidence-that-the-earth/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/scott-adams-666_asks_dogbert-so-since-columbus-is-dead-you-ha_793032.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/scott-adams-666_asks_dogbert-so-since-columbus-is-dead-you-ha_793032.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a08/scott-adams-666_asks_dogbert-so-since-columbus-is-dead-you-ha_793032.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dogbert: So, Since Columbus is dead, you have no evidence that the earth is round. Dilbert: Look. 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When asked what went through his mind…” — Martin Rees", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He found, using fifty stones to keep track, that he could easily remember the names of all fifty states, and he knew the capitols of a lot of them. He knew his times tables all the way up to twelves, and he knew when they'd signed the Declaration of Independence and when John Glenn landed on the moon. But he was keenly aware that he didn't know how to tell if nuts were good to eat, or what berries will make you sick, or what mushrooms were poisonous, and he slowly began to wonder why not one person had ever taught him anything useful.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Montoure" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/he-found-using-fifty-stones-to-keep-track-that-he-could-easily/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/michael-montoure-25960_freedom_he-found-using-fifty-stones-to-keep-trac_287809.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/michael-montoure-25960_freedom_he-found-using-fifty-stones-to-keep-trac_287809.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/michael-montoure-25960_freedom_he-found-using-fifty-stones-to-keep-trac_287809.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He found, using fifty stones to keep track, that he could easily remember the names of all fifty states, and…” — Michael Montoure", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grand Turk Island is so named because it is the largest island in the Turks Islands, which is the smaller of the two archipelagos that make up the island nation. Grand Turk was first settled in 1681 by Bermudians, who started a salt industry. In 1766, the Island became the territory's capitol, Cockburn Town. It has the second largest population of the archipelago with 3,720 people. There are those that believe that it was here that Columbus first set foot in the America’s, and although San Salvador is still accepted as being the actual island where he landed, there is convincing evidence that this may not be so. For years Grand Turk was frequently referred to as Grand Cay. Grand Turk gained attention in 1962, when John Glenn's Friendship 7 splashed into the Atlantic Ocean, off the southeast shoreline of the Grand Turk Island. 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Democratic and Republican leaders were generally bipartisan on the future of American spaceflight. The blueprint for the twenty-first century called for sustaining the International Space Station and its fifteen-nation partnership until at least 2020, and for building the space shuttle’s heavy-lift rocket and deep spacecraft successor to enable astronauts to fly beyond the friendly confines of low earth orbit for the first time since Apollo. That deep space ship would fly them again around the moon, then farther out to our solar system’s LaGrange points, and then deeper into space for rendezvous with asteroids and comets, learning how to deal with radiation and other deep space hazards before reaching for Mars or landings on Saturn’s moons. It was the clearest, most reasonable and best cost-achievable goal that NASA had been given since President John F. Kennedy’s historic decision to land astronauts on the lunar surface. Then Barack Obama was elected president. The promising new chief executive gave NASA short shrift, turning the agency’s future over to middle-level bureaucrats with no dreams or vision, bent on slashing existing human spaceflight plans that had their genesis in the Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush White Houses. From the starting gate, Mr. Obama’s uncaring space team rolled the dice. First they set up a presidential commission designed to find without question we couldn’t afford the already-established spaceflight plans. Thirty to sixty thousand highly skilled jobs went on the chopping block with space towns coast to coast facing 12 percent unemployment. $9.4 billion already spent on heavy-lift rockets and deep space ships was unashamedly flushed down America’s toilet. The fifty-year dream of new frontiers was replaced with the shortsighted obligations of party politics. As 2011 dawned, NASA, one of America’s great science agencies, was effectively defunct. While Congress has so far prohibited the total cancellation of the space agency’s plans to once again fly astronauts beyond low earth orbit, Obama space operatives have systematically used bureaucratic tricks to slow roll them to a crawl. Congress holds the purse strings and spent most of 2010 saying, “Wait just a minute.” Thousands of highly skilled jobs across the economic spectrum have been lost while hundreds of billions in “stimulus” have been spent. As of this writing only Congress can stop the NASA killing. Florida’s senior U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat, a former spaceflyer himself, is leading the fight to keep Obama space advisors from walking away from fifty years of national investment, from throwing the final spade of dirt on the memory of some of America’s most admired heroes. Congressional committees have heard from expert after expert that Mr. Obama’s proposal would be devastating. Placing America’s future in space in the hands of the Russians and inexperienced commercial operatives is foolhardy. Space legend John Glenn, a retired Democratic Senator from Ohio, told president Obama that “Retiring the space shuttles before the country has another space ship is folly. It could leave Americans stranded on the International Space Station with only a Russian spacecraft, if working, to get them off.” And Neil Armstrong testified before the Senate’s Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee that “With regard to President Obama’s 2010 plan, I have yet to find a person in NASA, the Defense Department, the Air Force, the National Academies, industry, or academia that had any knowledge of the plan prior to its announcement. Rumors abound that neither the NASA Administrator nor the President’s Science and Technology Advisor were knowledgeable about the plan. Lack of review normally guarantees that there will be overlooked requirements and unwelcome consequences. 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