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title: "4 Leave Moon Quotes by 3 authors"
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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…](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 we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-cernan/as-we-leave-the-moon-at-taurus-littrow-we-leave-as-we-came-and-god-2/)

[Eugene Cernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-cernan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/eugene-cernan-43508_came_as-we-leave-the-moon-at-taurus-littrow-w_425948.jpg)

> [“The last man on the moon, Gene Cernan, had paused for a final look at the black beauty of the world about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-shepard/the-last-man-on-the-moon-gene-cernan-had-paused-for-a-final-look-at/)

[Alan Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-shepard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/alan-shepard-11358_beauty_the-last-man-on-the-moon-gene-cernan-had_759429.png)

> [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…](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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