"We learned a lot about the Moon, but……" — Jim Lovell
"We learned a lot about the Moon, but what we really learned was about the Earth. The fact that just from the distance of the Moon you can put your thumb up and you can hide the Earth behind your thumb. Everything that you've ever known, your loved ones, your business, the problems of the Earth itself-all behind your thumb. And how insignificant we really all are, but then how fortunate we are to have this body and to be able to enjoy loving here amongst the beauty of the Earth itself."
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Jim Lovell
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22 Quotes by Jim Lovell
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The Moon is essentially gray - no color - looks like plaster of paris - soft of gray sand.
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Please be informed, there is a Santa Claus.
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Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.
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Houston, we've had a problem here
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The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth.
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The Earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space.
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When I circled the moon and looked back at Earth, my outlook on life and my viewpoint of Earth changed...…
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For most of the time carrier aviation is more challenging than flying in a spacecraft
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The real friends of the space voyager are the stars. Their friendly, familiar patterns are constant companions, unchanging, out there.
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Well, Frank, my thoughts are very similar. The vast loneliness up here at the moon is awe-inspiring, and it makes…
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You need to be a person who makes things happen.
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Err Houston, we've had a problem. [pause] We've had a main B bus undervolt.
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