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"Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal,."
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"A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder."

"Make your goals big and broad enough so that they never become answered prayers and boomerang to curse you."

"In this world, there are instruments to acquire instruments; 'here', there is the instrument to attain the Final Goal (Self Realization)."

"Goal..., let's see this year how far I can reach... and the year which is comming it will be a number above the goal number."

"Think for now.... when you reach where you wanted, think there and there and finally you will be there where you wanted."

"Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal."
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"I've always thought space station is a great name. It should be like a gas station where we go for service and supplies before heading further out."

"When people have asked if I'd like to go in the Shuttle, I said you don't get to fly it, except for landing, which I'd love to do. I wouldn't go unless I could command it."

"Each test pilot I know considers him, or herself, now that there are women, to be the very best. It's very demeaning to step down the ladder once in a while."

"Another real problem was over putting our helmets on for re-entry, because we all had severe head colds. They couldn't come up there and make us. Houston, you have a problem!"

"I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on the web."

"I don't go along with going to Moon first to build a launch pad to go to Mars. We should go to Mars from Earth orbit. We have already been to the Moon; we've already practiced."

"Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick."
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