"Here I am at the turn of the……" — Gene Cernan
"Here I am at the turn of the millennium and I'm still the last man to have walked on the moon, somewhat disappointing. It says more about what we have not done than about what we have done."
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Gene Cernan
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24 Quotes by Gene Cernan
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It's our destiny to explore. It's our destiny to be a space-faring nation.
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I've been asked about UFOs and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization.
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The mass gross absence of sound in space is more than just silence.
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I know the stars are my home. I learned about them, needed them for survival in terms of navigation. I…
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Prepare for the unknown, unexpected and inconceivable . . . after 50 years of flying I'm still learning every time…
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Yes, I am the last man to have walked on the moon, and that's a very dubious and disappointing honor.…
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Curiosity is the essence of human existence.
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Once I finally stepped on the moon, no matter what was to come of the next three days - or…
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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…
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Another hundred years may pass before we understand the true significance of Apollo. Lunar exploration was not the equivalent of…
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OK, let's get this mother out of here.
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As I step off at the surface at Taurus-Littrow, I'd like to dedicate the first step of Apollo 17 to…
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