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Moon Quotes

"You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars."

"You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars."

Gary Allan, American Musician

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"I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've felt like howling at the moon a lot of times!"

"I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've felt like howling at the moon a lot of times!"

Van Morrison, British Musician

26

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas."

Alfred Noyes, English Poet

21

"We did 'Erin Brockovich,' we did 'Man on the Moon,' we did 'Living Out Loud,' but now I'm going to keep going."

"We did 'Erin Brockovich,' we did 'Man on the Moon,' we did 'Living Out Loud,' but now I'm going to keep going."

Danny DeVito, American Actor

21

"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."

"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."

George Carlin, American Comedian

21

"The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands."

"The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands."

Havelock Ellis, British Psychologist

Moon, Stars, Sun

19

"In the '20s they were telling us wed all have our own private plane and take vacations to the moon."

"In the '20s they were telling us wed all have our own private plane and take vacations to the moon."

Jay Chiat, American Businessman

18

"Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes there are lessons when I don't pick up a violin at all."

"Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes there are lessons when I don't pick up a violin at all."

Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Musician

18

"Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars."

"Oh, don't let's ask for the moon. We've already got the stars."

Bette Davis, American Actress

18

"If you strive for the moon, maybe you'll get over the fence."

"If you strive for the moon, maybe you'll get over the fence."

James Wood, British Actor

17

"I'm not particularly impressed with going 50 miles per gallon. That doesn't impress me when we can go to the moon."

"I'm not particularly impressed with going 50 miles per gallon. That doesn't impress me when we can go to the moon."

Alexandra Paul, American Actress

17

"I have a fine lot of telescopes. I have one with which I can see the Mountains in the Moon."

"I have a fine lot of telescopes. I have one with which I can see the Mountains in the Moon."

Ezra Cornell, American Businessman

Moon, Mountains

17

"Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star."

"Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star."

Willis Reed, American Athlete

16

"The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands."

"The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago... had they happened to be within the reach of predatory human hands."

Henry Ellis, British Psychologist

Moon, Stars, Sun

16

"The moon is the reflection of your heart and moonlight is the twinkle of your love."

"The moon is the reflection of your heart and moonlight is the twinkle of your love."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Moon, Heart, Reflection, Love

16

"The basic story for the opener is that word came through the bar that someone got knifed and killed up on the Moon Walk. It turns out to be one of the quarter regulars that everybody knows, including Maestro and Bone."

"The basic story for the opener is that word came through the bar that someone got knifed and killed up on the Moon Walk. It turns out to be one of the quarter regulars that everybody knows, including Maestro and Bone."

Robert Asprin, American Author

16

"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars."

"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars."

Les Brown, American Businessman

Moon, Stars, Will

15

"The President forgot to mention the Moon, Mars, and the federal deficit - all of which are sky-high."

"The President forgot to mention the Moon, Mars, and the federal deficit - all of which are sky-high."

Brad Sherman, American Politician

Moon, President, Sky

15

"I can remember walking on the moon."

"I can remember walking on the moon."

Alan Bean, American Astronaut

15

"There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets."

"There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets."

Thomas More, English Author

15

"We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult."

"We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult."

Alan Bean, American Astronaut

15

"The Dark Side of the Moon is a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement. There is a certain grandeur."

"The Dark Side of the Moon is a fine album with a textural and conceptual richness that not only invites, but demands involvement. There is a certain grandeur."

Alan Parsons, British Musician

15

"You moon the wrong person at an office party and suddenly you're not 'professional' any more."

"You moon the wrong person at an office party and suddenly you're not 'professional' any more."

Jeff Foxworthy, American Comedian

Moon, Office, Party, Wrong

14

"I fully expect that NASA will send me back to the moon as they treated Sen. Glenn, and if they don't do otherwise, why, then I'll have to do it myself."

"I fully expect that NASA will send me back to the moon as they treated Sen. Glenn, and if they don't do otherwise, why, then I'll have to do it myself."

Pete Conrad, American Astronaut

14

"I believe that the only way that the human race is gonna survive is to start colonizing space and setting up colonies on the moon, and then space stations."

"I believe that the only way that the human race is gonna survive is to start colonizing space and setting up colonies on the moon, and then space stations."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

Moon, Race, Space

14

"The moon is brighter since the barn burned."

"The moon is brighter since the barn burned."

Matsuo Basho, Japanese Poet

14

"But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not."

"But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not."

Alan Bean, American Astronaut

14

"In September, I left the show. We were going through discussions and negotiations, and I had been on the show for about 11 years, and there were some things that I was asking for that I didn't feel were the moon or the stars."

"In September, I left the show. We were going through discussions and negotiations, and I had been on the show for about 11 years, and there were some things that I was asking for that I didn't feel were the moon or the stars."

Hunter Tylo, American Actress

Moon, Stars, Years

14

"In New York, there are so many potholes, they're like craters on the moon. That's another traffic thing."

"In New York, there are so many potholes, they're like craters on the moon. That's another traffic thing."

Jimmy Fallon, American Comedian

13

"We got to the moon."

"We got to the moon."

Rusty Schweickart, American Astronaut

13

"We constantly learn new lessons up here. The experiences we gather will enable us to establish a long-term station on the moon and to go on to Mars."

"We constantly learn new lessons up here. The experiences we gather will enable us to establish a long-term station on the moon and to go on to Mars."

John Phillips, American Musician

13

"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon."

"There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon."

Matsuo Basho, Japanese Poet

13

"It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon. Black mountains rose around it. I arrived from between two of these mountains, I looked at the lake and the moon, and that was it, nothing else happened."

"It was night and I could see a large and calm lake, reflecting the moon. Black mountains rose around it. I arrived from between two of these mountains, I looked at the lake and the moon, and that was it, nothing else happened."

Georges Simenon, Belgian Writer

Moon, Mountains, Night, Nothing

13

"The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us."

"The Sun, Moon and Stars are there to guide us."

Dennis Banks, American Educator

Moon, Stars, Sun

13

"The moon is very rugged."

"The moon is very rugged."

Alan Bean, American Astronaut

13

"But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter."

"But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter."

Arthur Rimbaud, French Poet

12

"Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon."

"Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon."

Rafer Johnson, American Athlete

12

"I'd like to go to the Moon."

"I'd like to go to the Moon."

Jeanne Calment, French Celebrity

11

"The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon."

"The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon."

David Mallet, Scottish Dramatist

11

"I haven't shaken my fists at the moon."

"I haven't shaken my fists at the moon."

Ian Dury, English Musician

11

"Moon is also a naive native girl when she sets out for Carbuncle."

"Moon is also a naive native girl when she sets out for Carbuncle."

Joan D. Vinge, American Author

11

"You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones."

"You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones."

Keith Richards, English Musician

10

"It is clear that the nation that assumes stewardship of the Moon now will inherit stewardship of the galaxy in the coming millennium. I think the USA is ready for that challenge!"

"It is clear that the nation that assumes stewardship of the Moon now will inherit stewardship of the galaxy in the coming millennium. I think the USA is ready for that challenge!"

Wilson Greatbatch, American Inventor

Moon, Nation, Now, Will

10

"Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun."

"Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun."

John Lennon, English Musician

Moon, Stars, Sun

9

"The moon is beautiful only when the mind is seeking beauty and the heart is loving."

"The moon is beautiful only when the mind is seeking beauty and the heart is loving."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Moon, Beauty, Mind, Seeking

7

"I lost the ball in the moon."

"I lost the ball in the moon."

Hank Sauer, American Athlete

7

"The moon is very charming, alluring, attracting and magical, not because of its beauty, but because of its illusion and reflection of change."

"The moon is very charming, alluring, attracting and magical, not because of its beauty, but because of its illusion and reflection of change."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Moon, Charm, Alluring, Magic

6

"The moon is a poem in a starry night."

"The moon is a poem in a starry night."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Moon, Poetry, Night, Beauty

6

"The moon is the same but the observers are different."

"The moon is the same but the observers are different."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Moon, Reflection, Observers, Life

6

"The moon teaches us that darkness can't hide the beauty of life if we know how to reflect beauty."

"The moon teaches us that darkness can't hide the beauty of life if we know how to reflect beauty."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Moon, Darkness, Beauty, Reflection

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