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Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess. — Alan Shepard

He respected them, and he hated them, and he knew the world would be lesser for their deaths. — Kiersten White

I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth. — Alan Shepard

Miles and miles and miles. — Alan Shepard

Because of the suit I was wearing, I couldn't make a good pivot on the swing. And I had to hit the ball with one hand. — Alan Shepard

Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here. — Alan Shepard

They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one. — Alan Shepard

I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all. — Alan Shepard

The rocket worked perfectly except for landing on the wrong planet. — Alan Shepard

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books. — Alan Shepard

Unfortunately, the suit is so stiff, I can't do this with two hands, but I'm going to try a little sand-trap shot here. — Alan Shepard

I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude. — Bea Arthur

Losing an arm is kinda lame at one point, but at the same time, so much good has come out of it. — Bethany Hamilton

I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me. — Alan Shepard

I know you're all saying I can go to the moon but I can't find Pasadena. — Alan Shepard

I think about the personal accomplishment, but there's more of a sense of the grand achievement by all the people who could put this man on the moon. — Alan Shepard

The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder — Alan Shepard

I played baseball as a left-handed first baseman, though never as well as I did quarterbacking. — Bob Sheppard

Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on. — Alan Shepard

Love before marriage is absolutely necessary. — Samuel Richardson

Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again. — Alan Shepard

You are not just the drop in the ocean. You are the mighty ocean in the drop. — Rumi

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing. — Alan Shepard

It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. — Alan Shepard

Roger, liftoff, and the clock is started. — Alan Shepard

We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again. — Alan Shepard

Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle? — Alan Shepard

Why don't you light that candle ? — Alan Shepard

Please, dear Lord, don't let me f*** up. - ALAN SHEPARD, first American in space, seconds before liftoff — Eric Greitens

We laughed at the same things, and we liked the same things. What more is needed for agreeable society? — George Santayana

We need a continuing presence in space. — Alan Shepard

We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a weekend in space. — Alan Shepard

We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college. — Alan Shepard

Are you okay?" I ask.
"You're looking at me in a way nobody has for a while."
"And how's that?"
"Like I matter. — Lisa Swallow

It was the best night of my life and not just because you kept calling me King Dong. — Elle Casey

It's been a long way, but we're here. — Alan Shepard

I realized that there are just certain things in life that are private. I have things in my past - like everyone - that I'm not proud of. — Ken Osmond

I always loved being with older people. Now they're so difficult to find. — Dagmar Godowsky

A liar ought to have a good memory. — Quintilian

You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world. — Alan Shepard

Australia smelt of apples. Ripe, green, crisp apples. A smell so sharp and sweet it made my teeth tingle. — Andrea Levy

The difficulties of peace are better than the agony of war. — Menachem Begin

We cling nervously to the melody, but we don't handle it freely, we don't really make anything new out of it, we merely overload it. — Johannes Brahms