Pete Conrad Quotes

#1. He thought that if there were a God, His essence was in the virtuous innocence of the children.

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#2. It is vital to comprehend that humans exist in a state of perpetual transformation. Life ends when stasis sets in.

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#3. I think the Space Shuttle is worth one billion dollars a launch. I think that it is worth two billion dollars for what it does. I think the Shuttle is worth it for the work it does.

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#4. [Answering whether there was life in other worlds, he said there probably was.] After all, there's plenty of unearthly looking things moving around in my refrigerator, so there's always a chance of life springing up almost anywhere.

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#5. I guess my point is that sometimes we ignore the signs that God gives us. We never know what He has in store for us, but we must always be prepared to hear His words. Who knows what fate he would have had in store for me had I kept on that path. (Max)

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#6. In thinking back to when we had our big glitch, I remember seeing it get light outside the window. We were in the clouds; I'm pretty sure we got hit by lightning.

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#7. I think we need to do a little more all-weather testing.

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#8. Time flies when you're having fun, and I've been having fun for the last thirty years.
Reflecting on the upcoming 30th anniversary of Apollo 11.

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#9. If you can't be good, be colorful.

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#10. Roger. Clear the tower. I got a pitch and a roll program, and this baby's really going.

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#11. It is unfair to use that gun against a fellow human and then blame God because you chose to take another man's life. (Simon)

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#12. I fully expect that NASA will send me back to the moon as they treated Sen. Glenn, and if they don't do otherwise, why, then I'll have to do it myself.

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#13. The flight was extremely normal ... for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting.

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