Sally Ride Quotes

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• I suggest taking the high road and have a little sence of humour and let things roll off your back. I think that's very important.
• I never went into physics or the astronaut corps to become a role model. But after my first flight, it became clear to me that…
• Suppose you came across a woman lying on the street with an elephant sitting on her chest. You notice she is short of breath. Shortness…
• I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't…
• Weightless is a great equalizer.
• The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.
• When you can feel that close to something you're used to seeing from this great distance, well, it changes a person.
• I love the John Glenn model... I may call NASA in 25 years or so, and see if they'd like to send me to Mars.
• I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks…
• That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.
• Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration.
• It's too bad our society isn't further along.
• Ever been to Disneyland? That was definitely an E ticket!
• I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.
• The experience of being in space didn't change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience.
• The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program.
• There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow through…
• If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.
• Astronauts will remain the explorers, the pioneers-the first to go back to moon and on to Mars. But I think it's really important to make…
• I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.

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