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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." This is the most important quote of the book. This is when he is first stepping on the moon. This means that it was small for 1 man but a huge jump and leap for all of mankind because this has never been done before.

"But Neil Armstrong may have been the only astronaut candidate to have his selection on a game show!" This quote shows me that everyone loved Neil Armstrong even though he was not chosen yet. America liked him and America was excited so they kind of helped NASA with their choice of astronaut.

"Neil's first airplane ride was on a ford Tri-motor." This quote shows me that this sparked his interest for air travel. This was a big part of his life and he really enjoyed it. I wonder what he thought after his flight because he might have been thinking that this is awesome and I want to do this forever. That would be amazing.

"By the age of 8, Neil was building model airplanes out of paper and balsa wood." This quote shows me that his love for air travel started at a very young age. Even though this was an airplane it was still a new type of traveling as was the space ship. It is very surprising and interesting to me how a very young kid can be interested in his future job.

"Neil was born at the beginning to the Great Depression." this quote shows me how he took some light out of a bad situation and stuck with his dream. Many people were jobless and had no money and food but he was fortunate. This quote shows me to always try to accomplish my dreams.

"Long before he rode a rocket to the moon, Neil Armstrong was a young boy growing up in rural Ohio." This quote shows me that regular people can do extraordinary things. It shows me that nothing is impossible for a regular person. Anything can be done if I just set my mind to it and that goes for other people too.

"It was a scene that had been played out countless times in hundreds of science-fiction tales over the years." This quote shows me that landing on the moon was considered impossible. No one thought it would happen but it did. I still find it unbelievable that this happened