Even if one has been to the moon, one has still to earn a living.
H. G. Wells (1866–1946) British writer [Herbert George Wells]
The First Men in the Moon, ch. 21 (1901)
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I need some encouragement. I need to ask myself, “What would an Apollo astronaut do?” He’d drink three whiskey sours, drive his Corvette to the launchpad, then fly to the moon in a command module smaller than my Rover. Man those guys were cool.
Andy Weir (b. 1972) American programmer and writer
The Martian (2011)
Pilots take no special joy in walking: pilots like flying. Pilots generally take pride in a good landing, not in getting out of the vehicle.
Neil Armstrong (1930–2012) American astronaut, aviator, educator
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On walking on the moon. In F. French, C. Burgess, In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
