Brilliant Quotes from the NAZI SS Rocket Genius: Werner Von Braun

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[I really like Von Braun. He was the NAZI who put man on the moon and played a critical role in getting our race into space. He ended up working for NASA. Here are some quotes from a truly brilliant German SS man! Jan]

Wernher von Braun Quotes

"Conquering the universe one has to solve two problems: gravity and red tape. We could have mastered gravity"
Wernher von Braun

"Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living things in that enormous immensity"
Wernher von Braun

"Science does not have a moral dimension. It is like a knife. If you give it to a surgeon or a murderer, each will use it differently"
Wernher von Braun

"Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws, and obey them, space will treat you kindly"
Wernher von Braun

"If we continue at this leisurely pace, we will have to pass Russian customs when we land on the moon"
Wernher von Braun

"It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet"
Wernher von Braun

"We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming"
Wernher von Braun

"The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet"
Wernher von Braun

"It takes sixty-five thousand errors before you are qualified to make a rocket"
Wernher von Braun

"I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution"
Wernher von Braun

"Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing"
Wernher von Braun

"The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labour"
Wernher von Braun

"One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions"
Wernher von Braun

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