"Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college……" — Ellen Ochoa
"Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing and motivated me to continue studying it in college."
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21 Quotes by Ellen Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa has 21 quotes on this site.
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What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire…
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A hallmark of the Latino community is to help one another, if students are interested in a way to give…
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I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they’re passionate…
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Don't be afraid to reach for the stars
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Education is what allows you to stand out
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I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other…
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Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of…
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I don't know of any issues associated with alcohol before flight.
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I don't recall any interest in science in particular. It came later in college.
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I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so…
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I was always drawn to teachers who made class interesting. In high school, I enjoyed my American and English literature…
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I'll tell you, being involved in human space flight, it is an emotional endeavor. I think it brings in the…
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More Appealing Quotes
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To make an activity joyful, keep adding things until the activity as a whole becomes more appealing than repulsing.
— Martha Beck
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I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.
— Aaliyah
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Sex and obscenity are not synonymous. Obscene material is material which deals with sex in a manner appealing to prurient…
— William J. Brennan
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A world without newspapers or a world where the newspapers are purely electronic and you read them on a screen…
— Bill Bryson
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I'll declare my own interest right here at the start and admit that, like the vast majority of people, I…
— Julie Burchill
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It must be said that Brighton, unlike London, makes driving seem very appealing. Instead of glowering faces and angry horns…
— Julie Burchill
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No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.
— Samuel Butler
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But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is…
— Jane Campion
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We have eyes, and we're looking at stuff all the time, all day long. And I just think that whatever…
— Eric Carle
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I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This…
— Camille Claudel
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I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what…
— George Clooney
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Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on…
— Maya Angelou
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