We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn’t know how difficult.
ALAN BEANBut I’m the only one who can paint the moon, because I’m the only one who knows whether that’s right or not.
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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.
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The moon is very rugged.
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I have the nicest life in the world.
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I find color schemes that I just like and that just feel right.
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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.
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I found I have to stay painting.
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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.
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History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.
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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.
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Eventually there are going to be cities in space.
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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!’
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Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, “Is this thing still flying?
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I think everything depends on money.
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It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting there. Nobody is going.
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But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.
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