Eugene Cernan

“We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.”

“You don't choose to be a hero, it's a designation that other people give you.”

“Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where are we going?'”

“The story of the moon is an ongoing story. It's a story of tomorrow. We went to the moon and we came back.”

“As I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come - but we believe not too long into the future - I'd like to just say what I believe history will record. That America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow.”

“I was a kid who grew up with wings on my shoes, in my soul. I looked to the heavens and thought, 'I want to fly.'”

“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”

“The challenge of the unknown is what makes life interesting.”

“I've been to the moon. What can you do to me?”

“I know that I am not the first, but I am the last. And it has been a long time. It is a dubious honor.”

“Science and technology have been the engines of prosperity and progress for the human race.”

“You can't go to the moon and not be changed.”