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 BlessChanceCountryEveryoneFeelGetGoodLikeUniversity
History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again. ALAN BEAN AgainBackEvenForwardHistoryMaybeSpurtSteadyStep
It’s hard not to be excited when you’re going to find a way to land on the moon. ALAN BEAN ExciteFindGoneHardLandMoon
It seems farther away now because there are no rockets getting there. Nobody is going. ALAN BEAN AwayFartherGetGoneNoNobodyRocketSeem
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 EarthFrequentHereLunarMoonMyselfReadyReallySurface
Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, “Is this thing still flying? ALAN BEAN EvaluateLitmusPilotProblemTest
I feel like there’s too many paintings left unpainted that I just don’t want to take the time away. ALAN BEAN AwayFeelLetLikeManyPaintingTakeTimeTooUnpaint
But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult. ALAN BEAN AccurateArtistBeingDifficultFoundVeryWork
We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn’t know how difficult. ALAN BEAN DifficultGoingKnowMoon
If the answer is yes, then there’s no immediate danger, no need to overreact. ALAN BEAN AnswerDangerImmediateNeedOverreactYes
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 ArtistCenturyGoMarsMillionMoonOutPaintUnfoldUniversal
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 KnowMoonNotOneOnlyPaintRightWeather
