Alan Bean Quotes

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• We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.
• The moon is very rugged.
• Frequently on the lunar surface I said to myself, 'This is the Moon, that is the Earth. I'm really here, I'm really here!'
• But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not.
• One of the great things about the universe is that it's fair.
• I found I have to stay painting.
• I have the nicest life in the world.
• Eventually there are going to be cities in space.
• It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting there. Nobody is going.
• As the centuries unfold, millions of artists will live on the moon and paint the moon and Mars as we go out into the universe.
• But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.
• History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.
• I think everything depends on money.
• I feel like everyone who goes to The University of Texas is blessed and lucky to be there because they're getting a chance to be…
• I can remember walking on the moon.
• Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, "Is this thing still flying?" If the answer is yes,…
• I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.
• It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.

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