It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

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"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine."

- Neil Armstrong

Awareness

"I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."

- Neil Armstrong

Awareness

"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."

- Neil Armstrong

Awareness

"I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine."

- Neil Armstrong

Motivation

"I believe that the good Lord gave us a finite number of heartbeats and I'm damned if I'm going to use up mine running up and down a street."

- Neil Armstrong

Motivation

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- Will Rogers

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- Pema Chodron

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