Sputnik Quotes

16 quotes by 13 authors

I know that some knowledgeable people fear that although we might be willing to spend a couple of billion dollars in 1958, because we still… — Hugh Latimer Dryden
To say that Sputnik gave rise to some concern in the United States would be the understatement of the century. The truth is that the… — John Naughton
The first man-made satellite to orbit the earth was named Sputnik. The first living creature in space was Laika. The first rocket to the Moon… — John F. Kennedy
Do you know what â€˜Sputnikâ€™ means in Russian? â€˜Travelling companionâ€™. I looked it up in a dictionary not long ago. Kind of a strange coincidence… — Haruki Murakami
MEN WALK ON THE MOON. To me, this speaks of a time when America wasn't just about the almighty buck. The Russians had put up… — Nathan Fillion
I closed my eyes and listened carefully for the descendants of Sputnik, even now circling the earth, gravity their only tie to the planet. Lonely… — Haruki Murakami
Sometimes I feel so- I donâ€™t know - lonely. The kind of helpless feeling when everything youâ€™re used to has been ripped away. Like thereâ€™s… — Haruki Murakami
My platitudes don't hold their interest and I can hardly blame them for that. My real stories are all out of date. So what if… — Sara Gruen
At the end of October 4 in 1957, when I was coming back from sea duty in the South Pacific, Sputnik went up. I realized… — Edgar Mitchell
In order for the United States to do the right things for the long term, it appears to be helpful for us to have the… — Bill Gates
For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had… — David Hoffman
Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11. — David Hoffman
Even before Sputnik, scientists and policy makers worried that not enough Americans were studying science. — Virginia Postrel
American greatness was elevated significantly after Sputnik. — Buzz Aldrin
The years of space flight since the orbiting of Sputnik I back in 1957 had produced many fascinating results, but they had also brought a… — Donald A. Wollheim
I saw the booster, not Sputnik, flying by, and I said, maybe this is the way we should be going, not just sitting back waiting… — Wally Schirra

Who Wrote These Sputnik Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 16 Sputnik Quotes as follows: