John Glenn Quotes

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• When others kid me about being bald, I simply tell them that the way I figure it, the good Lord only gave men so many…
• I was sold on flying as soon as I had a taste for it.
• There are times when you devote yourself to a higher cause than personal safety.
• The moment of twilight is simply beautiful.
• As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.
• If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people I’ve known are those…
• I suppose the one quality in an astronaut more powerful than any other is curiosity. They have to get some place nobody's ever been.
• I think a mentor gets a lot of satisfaction in a couple of ways. They're doing something constructive, so they feel good about that. And…
• We used to joke about canned men, putting people in a can and seeing how far you can send them and bring them back. That's…
• To get your name well enough known that you can run for a public office, some people do it by being great lawyers or philanthropists…
• By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented…
• To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate.
• A lot of people ask...why a man is willing to risk... Well, we've got to do it. We're going into an age of exploration that…
• Americans just want us to... not be concerned if they can be constitutionally justified... Why, if we had to do that we could not pass…
• Zero G and I feel fine.
• That was a real fireball.
• I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity.
• We (the DOE) are poisoning our people in the name of national security.
• There is still no cure for the common birthday.
• The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help…

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