Alan Bean Quotes

• 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!'

  Alan Bean

  Science, Moon, Apollo

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• 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, then there's no immediate danger, no need to overreact.

  Alan Bean

  Flying, Needs, Answers

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• 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.

  Alan Bean

  Artist, Moon, Mars

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• 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.

  Alan Bean

  Moon, Paint, Knows

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• One of the great things about the universe is that it's fair.

  Alan Bean

  Great Things, Fairs, Universe

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• History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.

  Alan Bean

  Steps, Backing Up, Steady

  Interview with Jim Plaxco, www.astrodigital.org. October 3, 1992.

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• It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.

  Alan Bean

  Moon, Land, Way

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• We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.

  Alan Bean

  Moon, Difficult, Knows

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• I find color schemes that I just like and that just feel right.

  Alan Bean

  Color, Schemes, Feels Right

  "Astronaut-turned-artist Alan Bean still reaching for the moon". www.cnn.com. October 05, 1998.

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• I think everything depends on money.

  Alan Bean

  Money, Thinking, Saving Money

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• The moon is very rugged.

  Alan Bean

  Moon, Rugged

  "Astronaut-turned-artist Alan Bean still reaching for the moon". www.cnn.com. July 16, 1999.

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• It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting there. Nobody is going.

  Alan Bean

  Rockets, Seems

  "Astronaut-turned-artist Alan Bean still reaching for the moon". www.cnn.com. July 16, 1999.

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• I found I have to stay painting.

  Alan Bean

  Painting, Found

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• But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.

  Alan Bean

  Artist, Found, Difficult

  "An Interview with Space Artist Astronaut Alan Bean". Interview with Jim Plakco, www.artsnova.com. October 3, 1992.

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• I can remember walking on the moon.

  Alan Bean

  Moon, Remember, Walking

  "Astronaut-turned-artist Alan Bean still reaching for the moon". www.cnn.com. July 16, 1999.

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• Eventually there are going to be cities in space.

  Alan Bean

  Cities, Space

  Interview with Jim Plaxco, www.astrodigital.org. October 3, 1992.

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• I have the nicest life in the world.

  Alan Bean

  World

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• I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.

  Alan Bean

  Want, Painting, Time Away

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• 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 as good as they can be.

  Alan Bean

  Blessed, Texas, Lucky

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