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“MEN WALK ON THE MOON. To me, this speaks of a time when America wasn't just about the almighty buck. The Russians had put up Sputnik, and the U.S. would not be outdone. I admire that about the American spirit. There's only one spot in history for the first ever of anything.”

Men Firsts America Spirit Speak Walks Moon Admire Spots Almighty Bucks American Spirit Sputnik

Author:Nathan Fillion

“Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America, who commanded the sun and the moon to stand still - and they obeyed.”

Stills America Sun Moon Beloved Sand Toasts

Author:Benjamin Franklin

“If America can go to the moon, then in the decades to come we should not ever have to have young Americans sent to any part of the world to defend and die for America`s gluttony on fossil fuel.”

Ifs World Should America Young Dies Moon Decades Fuel Fossils Fossil Fuel Gluttony

Author:John F. Kerry

“The same technology transforming our lives can solve the greatest problem of the 20th century. A security shield can one day render nuclear weapons obsolete and free mankind from the prison of nuclear terror. America met one historic challenge and went to the Moon. Now America must meet another: to make our strategic defense real for all the citizens of planet Earth.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1986

“We have to work extra hard, because we in America are very ethnocentric--we think our culture is superior. Why's that? It's because we've got moon rocks, and nobody else has moon rocks.”

Thinking Hard America Culture Rocks Moon Superiors Extras

Book:Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior

Source: Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior

“I came to America to become an architect. And somewhere along the line while I was still in school, I was lured into theater, and that's how I became interested in theater. My first play was something called "A Banquet for the Moon." It was a weird play.”

Firsts Stills Play School America Lines Moon Theater Architect Banquets

Author:Mako Iwamatsu

“Innovation is what America does best. Whether it is the Apollo Project to the moon, developing the most advanced defense technologies available, the rise of the Internet or the latest advancements in biomedical gene therapies, our nation leads the world in transformative innovations.”

World Doe America Nations Technology Internet Moon Projects Innovation Available Defense Developing Therapy Genes Advancement Apollo Biomedical

Author:Martin Heinrich