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Moon Quotes

On watching the sky and racing to reach it.

One quote is almost possessive about watching the moon at night, calling it 'my moon,' while another simply describes a deepening interest that grew over time. See how these pair with our Earth quotes.

The dark areas, the 'mare' plains of the moon, are so incredibly smooth that the English astronomer Thomas Gold has suggested that they might really be depressions filled to the brim with dust. A rocket hit would show whether they...

Quotes by Willy Ley

If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out.

Quotes by William Blake

We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.

Quotes by William Anders

Don't even try to talk to me when I'm watching the moon. That's my moon, baby.

Quotes by Wendelin Van Draanen

For a deeper interest in the Moon than I ever felt before.

Quotes by Warren De la Rue

The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork.

Quotes by Walter Lang

I don't go along with going to Moon first to build a launch pad to go to Mars. We should go to Mars from Earth orbit. We have already been to the Moon; we've already practiced.

Quotes by Wally Schirra

Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal.

Quotes by Wally Schirra

Expectations don't scare me because I have worked towards them. I want people to expect better things from me with every film. I never want to be in a position where they don't expect anything from me. I want to...

Quotes by Vicky Kaushal

I remember; I was 15 years old when Neil Armstrong put feet in the moon.

Quotes by Umberto Guidoni

We imagine going to the moon and planting a flag, going to an asteroid and mining, going to Mars and setting up a colony. And I think that expansionist mentality is very self-destructive, especially given the kind of precarious relationship...

Quotes by Trevor Paglen

If you look, like, in 1960, there was no such thing as an astronaut. It was a totally fanciful concept, but nine years later or whatever, we were landing on the moon, which is just astonishing.

Quotes by Travis Beacham

One day I would love to do rock a gig on the moon - how rad would that be? Isn't Richard Branson flying planes to outer space? Motley Crue could be the first band to play on the moon.

Quotes by Tommy Lee

I played in 'From the Earth to the Moon,' working with Tom Hanks. He is a great guy, very smart.

Quotes by Tom Verica

Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then...

Quotes by Tom Hanks

Believe it or not, I'd love to go to the moon.

Quotes by Tiny Tim

The mindfulness revolution is not quite as dramatic as the moon shot or the civil rights movement, but I believe, in the long run, it can have just as great an impact.

Quotes by Tim Ryan

The book of Revelation says that we no longer need the sun or the moon, for Christ is the light of the world.

Quotes by Tim LaHaye

I'm a conspiracy theorist. I can't help but look at the lunar landing and go, 'We didn't go to the moon.' We never went there. My dad worked for NASA on the Apollo missions, and I've always felt it's been...

Quotes by Tim Commerford

There are several sorts of religions, not only in different parts of the island, but even in every town; some worshipping the sun, others the moon or one of the planets.

Quotes by Thomas More

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a playful, personal quote about watching the moon?
Yes: "Don't even try to talk to me when I'm watching the moon. That's my moon, baby."
Is there a quote about developing a deeper interest in the Moon?
Yes: "For a deeper interest in the Moon than I ever felt before."
Is there a quote about the Moon and Mars as candidates for life?
Yes: "The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork."
Is there a quote connecting the Apollo Moon program to Cold War politics?
Yes, one frames it as partly image-driven: "Kennedy had made a mess in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. He had to do something to look good. The Apollo program of going to the Moon was quite a goal." It's presented as that speaker's own historical take, not a verified fact.
Where can I find more related quotes?

Others look outward scientifically, weighing the Moon and Mars as the likeliest candidates for life in our solar system, or looking back at the Apollo program as a goal shaped as much by politics as by ambition. Read more in our Man quotes, or see where people want to Go.