American woman Quote by Sally Ride Download Open image “Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.” — Sally Ride ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare American woman Responsibility Space Special
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day… — Eileen Collins Copy Share Image
Going to space was a moment that people think was my Mount Everest, but it's not. I have so many Mount Everests. This just… — Roberta Bondar Copy Share Image
It was the combination of hard work and a hand up that allowed me to become one of the first women to fly in… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
And everything stopped quite rapidly because I knew that nobody in Europe was able to go to space. It was the privilege of being… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
NASA didn't give a crap what gender you were or what race you were. If you could do the math, you were valuable. — Theodore Melfi Copy Share Image
Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of… — Liu Yang Copy Share Image
Being an American is something I wanted to be for a very long time, probably since I saw the moon landing when I was… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
I participated with great honor in becoming one of the first to land on the moon, and now I am devoting and have devoted… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
The view of earth is spectacular from space. Most people imagine that when astronauts look out the window of the shuttle they see the… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Anything from making a mistake on an experiment that would ruin some scientist on earth's experiment - career, potentially - to doing something wrong… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Women make up only 25 percent of the science, engineering and technology workforce... We are delighted to be working with NASA Ames to give… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit. — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something! — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
There are lots of opportunities out there for women to work in these fields, ... Girls just need support, encouragement and mentoring to follow… — Sally Ride Copy Share Image
I have no hesitation in saying that although the American woman never leaves her domestic sphere and is in some respects very dependent within… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
When I was 12 years old, I went to Natchitoches, La.; it was summer vacation with my family. We visited a plantation, Melrose. And… — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
When I see a fan coming over, I can't help but make an assumption about what they want to talk about. A middle-aged American… — Natalie Dormer Copy Share Image
Being in the body of an African-American woman, I prefer animation. I get to be everybody. I don't have to always be the white… — Cree Summer Copy Share Image
“Through my willingness to train every day and to dig deep in the after-class ukemi sessions, over time I earned the respect and friendship… — Linda Holiday Copy Share Image
“She was bold, and yet she was reserved. She was sensual and girlish, but she was never coy. So I think that what she… — Paul Fees Copy Share Image
“He tells me of one American woman, forty-five years old, who was able to conceive only after being blessed by the Holy Dildo. That’s… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
All of my history as an African-American woman, as a Jewish woman, as a Muslim woman. I'm bringing everything I ever knew, and all… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I went to Dartmouth College so simply by being an Indian-American woman, I was already so statistically interesting. And then the fact that I… — Mindy Kaling Copy Share Image
Ben Marcus has created an innovative and unflinching portrait of the turmoil of the human condition, providing the reader a most rare gift: something… — Myla Goldberg Copy Share Image
It is often falsely assumed, even by feminists, that sexuality is the enemy of the female who really wants to develop these aspects of… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
I'm not a woman! Let's make that very clear! Oh I don't know, maybe I am. I am an American woman. Or 65 percent… — Lars von Trier Copy Share Image
