Top 3 Quotes by James Irwin

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

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

Jesus, Moon, Men

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

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

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.