Sally Ride Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

I liked math - that was my favourite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and physical science.

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.

That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.

So I decided on science when I was in college.

One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure.

Ever been to Disneyland? That was an E ticket!

It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things.

So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.

If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter.

Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration.

We need to make science cool again.

I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now.

I did not come to NASA to make history.

I find myself looking around for other new, interesting opportunities to dive into.

I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life.

I can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do.

Weightless is a great equalizer.

Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.

The rockets light! The shuttle leaps off the launch pad in a cloud of steam and a trail of fire.

Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.

If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.

It's too bad our society isn't further along.

On both of my flights, everything went very well.

Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.

I don't have any nicknames.

For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences.