Alan Bean

I can remember walking on the moon. ”

I have the nicest life in the world. ”

We're going through all the checklist, getting in position to make the entry and all that... And I think either Pete, Dick, or I said, 'Well, I wonder how those parachutes are doing?' And then someone else said... 'Well, we'll find out in about 55 minutes!' ”

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

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