Backyard Quote by Thomas Friedman

In 1962, President Kennedy succeeded in captivating Americans by explaining the advantages of being the first country to reach the moon and the dangers…

— Mario Cuomo

When Kennedy said, 'Let's go to the moon,' we didn't yet have a vehicle that wouldn't kill you on launch. He said we'll land…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of…

— Wally Schirra

The decision to go to the moon is now appreciated and associated with President Kennedy's speech, but somebody else had told him it was…

— Buzz Aldrin

When President Kennedy set us on a path to the Moon in the 1960s, he knew exactly why - to produce a photo-op that…

— Rick Tumlinson

We need the kind of leadership exemplified by President Kennedy to just do it! But we must do it as good stewards, aggressively exerting…

— Wilson Greatbatch

When President Kennedy challenged Americans to go to the moon, the question wasn't whether we'd get there, it was only when we'd get there.

— Mitt Romney

I respect John Kennedy for saying that he had a dream that we'd go to the moon before the end of the decade.

— John Catsimatidis

Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is…

— Sheila Jackson Lee

Barack Obama's journey to the White House has impressed and inspired the entire world.

— Ehud Olmert

We came all this way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.

— Anonymous

President Bush announced a billion dollar mission to the moon and Mars. He came up with a snappy new slogan - to drill where…

— Craig Kilborn