I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.

I grew up in a country that I thought was special. And it was.

Heavy lifting doesn't need to be heavy spending if we do the job right.

A space program that truly goes somewhere! With his deeds, not only words, President Obama has revitalized our struggling space program.

My first biography written in '73 was not 'Journey To The Moon.' It was 'Return To Earth.' Because for me, that was the more difficult task -- disappointment.

Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.

We can't start over and develop a Saturn 5-type vehicle from scratch.

I want to keep on the move, keep stimulated and challenged.

Not everyone will understand this need for America to lead the world in space.

Do we really need these big, gigantic, heavy rockets? What if we launch a rocket that's empty, and its sole purpose is to act as a source of fuel on the Moon? Who should build that? Well, I think the U.S. should build that.

History will remember the inhabitants of this century as the people who went from Kitty Hawk to the moon in 66 years, only to languish for the next 30 in low Earth orbit. At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve.

Growing up, I was fascinated with Buck Rogers' airplanes. As I began to mature in World War II, it became jets and rocket planes. But it was always in the air.

As we begin to have landings on the moon, we can alternate those with vertical launch of similar crew modules on similar launch vehicles for vertical-launch tourism in space, if you want to call it that adventure travel.

My sister called me Buzzard when I was a baby -- she couldn't say Brother so I've been Buzz my whole life.

The beauty of Hawaii probably surpasses other places. I like the Big Island and the two mountains, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, where you can look out at the stars.

It was interesting to think that the very first liquid ever poured on the Moon, and the first food eaten there, were communion elements.

If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.

There should be an international lunar base. That is certainly doable.

To appropriately respond to an emergency requires a very clear mind, to cooly analyze what the observations are and how to fix it.

My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America -- and in the world.