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> [I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space and African-Americans would be proud of being participants in the space program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guion-bluford/i-wanted-to-set-the-standard-do-the-best-job-possible-so-that-other/)

[Guion Bluford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guion-bluford/)

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## More by Guion Bluford

> [To climb into an airplane and motor up by yourself, it is just amazing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guion-bluford/to-climb-into-an-airplane-and-motor-up-by-yourself-it-is-just-amazing/)

[Guion Bluford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guion-bluford/)

> [I wanted to set the standard, do the best job possible so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guion-bluford/i-wanted-to-set-the-standard-do-the-best-job-possible-so-that-other/)

[Guion Bluford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guion-bluford/)

> [I chased my dreams. In the end, find what gets you excited and chase it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guion-bluford/i-chased-my-dreams-in-the-end-find-what-gets-you-excited-and-chase-it/)

[Guion Bluford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guion-bluford/)

> [The job is so fantastic, you don't need a hobby. The hobby is going to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guion-bluford/the-job-is-so-fantastic-you-don-t-need-a-hobby-the-hobby-is-going-to/)

[Guion Bluford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guion-bluford/)

> [It might be a bad thing to be first , if you stop and think about it. It might be better to be second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guion-bluford/it-might-be-a-bad-thing-to-be-first-if-you-stop-and-think-about-it-it/)

[Guion Bluford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guion-bluford/)

> [The crew taped the intercom conversation. There's somebody giggling and laughing all the way up. And we listened to it for quite a while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guion-bluford/the-crew-taped-the-intercom-conversation-there-s-somebody-giggling/)

[Guion Bluford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guion-bluford/)

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