James Irwin Quotes

• God walking on the earth is more important than man walking on the moon.

  James Irwin

  Jesus, Moon, Men

  "More Than Earthlings: An Astronaut's Thoughts for Christ-Centered Living". Book by James Irwin, 1983.

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• As we got further and further away, it [the Earth] dimished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful you can imagine. That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man.

  James Irwin

  Beautiful, Fall, Men

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• The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine.

  James Irwin

  Beautiful, Christmas, Space

  "Astronomically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Astronomy and Physics" by C.C. Gaither and Alma E Cavazos-Gaither, (p. 262), 2003.

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