Astronaut Quote by Sally Ride

I don't think you ever really decide that you want to be an astronaut. I put in an application and hoped for the best.

— Kathleen Rubins

Well, for me it really wasn't a case of deciding to be an astronaut.

— Duane G. Carey

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an astronaut.

— Drew Van Acker

I wanted to become an astronaut because I believe that the exploration of space by humans is extremely important.

— Shannon Walker

I always wanted to be an astronaut.

— Dennis Quaid

I wasn’t destined to be an astronaut. I had to turn myself into one.

— Chris Hadfield

I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to…

— John L. Phillips

Like a lot of kids, I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up. With me, it stuck more than most kids. Ever…

— Shannon Walker

I've secretly always wanted to be an astronaut.

— Denzel Whitaker

Becoming an astronaut was a little bit of happenstance for me.

— Sunita Williams

It so happened that my goals kind of matched my career progression toward becoming an astronaut.

— John L. Phillips

At the age of six, I declared that I wanted to be an astronaut. My mother thought that was just fine, as it would…

— John M. Grunsfeld