Buzz Aldrin

"If we’re destroying the Earth, why would we want to go to Mars?"

- Buzz Aldrin

"Always be open to advice from others, but what matters most is who you want to be, not merely what you want to do."

- Buzz Aldrin

"Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don’t have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud your mind from what’s going on and what you should be involved in."

- Buzz Aldrin

"We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space."

- Buzz Aldrin

"One truth I have discovered for sure: When you believe that all things are possible and you are willing to work hard to accomplish your goals, you can achieve the next ‘impossible’ dream. No dream is too high!"

- Buzz Aldrin

"I feel we need to remind the world about the Apollo missions and that we can still do impossible things."

- Buzz Aldrin

"I still say, 'Shoot for the moon; you might get there.'"

- Buzz Aldrin

"Shoot for the moon; you might get there."

- Buzz Aldrin

"Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint of time, standing on the foreboding - yet beautiful - Sea of Tranquility. I could see our shining blue planet Earth poised in the darkness of space."

- Buzz Aldrin

"Contact light."

- Buzz Aldrin

"Mars has been flown by, orbited, smacked into, radar examined, and rocketed onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled, drilled into, baked and even blasted. Still to come: Mars being stepped on."

- Buzz Aldrin