Author: Alan Bean

Quotes

I had the good fortune and the gift to be one of the 12 men to walk on the moon.

I had the good fortune and the gift to be one of the 12 men to walk on the moon.

- Alan Bean

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

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

- Alan Bean

I have the nicest life in the world.

I have the nicest life in the world.

- Alan Bean

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

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

- Alan Bean

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

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

- Alan Bean

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

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

- Alan Bean

Eventually there are going to be cities in space.

Eventually there are going to be cities in space.

- Alan Bean

I would say I had zero philosophical thoughts at that time. I was operating on a timed checklist that we've been trained to do, to try to maximize every really minute on the moon.

I would say I had zero philosophical thoughts at that time. I was operating on a timed checklist that we've been trained to do, to try to maximize every really minute on the moon.

- Alan Bean

I was more of a person that liked flying and operating high-performance machinery, and I liked that, the skill it took, the intelligence it took to do that.

I was more of a person that liked flying and operating high-performance machinery, and I liked that, the skill it took, the intelligence it took to do that.

- Alan Bean

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