Pete Conrad Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Pete Conrad
He thought that if there were a God, His essence was in the virtuous innocence of the children. — Pete Conrad
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. — Pete Conrad
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. — Pete Conrad
Walk down any sidewalk in any city and eventually you'll find a flower growing out of a crack in the concrete, tenaciously grasping for life, barely enough earth for it to clench hold of. This little flower has seeded, sprouted, and blossomed, despite thousands of feet walking over and around it every day. This flower is a survivor, thriving better than if it were in my Aunt Tilda's fucking backyard garden with her fussing over it day and night and giving it all the goddamned care she thought it needed. Yeah, eventually, some careless asshole's gonna trample and kill that flower, but another one's gonna replace it. [...] I'll always believe in you, Raeburn. You just have to find another crack in the sidewalk and blossom. Don't be another Kurt Cobain. Don't give up. People need you. — Pete Conrad
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. — Pete Conrad
[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. — Pete Conrad
Roger. Clear the tower. I got a pitch and a roll program, and this baby's really going. — Pete Conrad
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) — Pete Conrad
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) — Pete Conrad
The flight was extremely normal ... for the first 36 seconds then after that got very interesting. — Pete Conrad
It is vital to comprehend that humans exist in a state of perpetual transformation. Life ends when stasis sets in. — Pete Conrad
I think we need to do a little more all-weather testing. — Pete Conrad
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. — Pete Conrad