"Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you."

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Source : "Apollo 11 crew recalls giant leap 35 years later". Interview With Miles O'Brien, www.cnn.com. July 21, 2004.

Neil Armstrong

#Thinking Quotes #Wells Quotes #Overconfident Quotes

“The formation of scales and of the web of harmony is a product of artistic invention, and is in no way given by the natural structure or by the natural behaviour of our hearing, as used to be generally maintained hitherto.”
“Seek ye diligently and teach one another words of wisdom; yea, seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.”
“A chief called Lawyer, because he was a great talker, took the lead in the council, and sold nearly all the Nez Perce country.”
“A woman who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other peopleâ€™s evaluations. But no one can adapt perfectly to public opinion. And herein lies the source of their destruction.”
“There is a saying that every single person in the world has something to teach you. So the more people I get to work with, the more I can learn and the better actor I will become.”
“The whole world opens when we accept this moment, this very moment.”
“We are all members of a larger community which depends on everyone playing a part.”
“But with a sigh he had released her hand, while she was so lost in the fantasy that she hadn't felt it go away, as if he'd known the best moment to let go.”

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