Sally Ride Quotes
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I do a lot of running and hiking, and I also collect stamps - space stamps and Olympics stamps.
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I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now.
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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 understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it.
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I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!
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NASA has to approve whatever we wear, so there are clothes to choose from, like space shorts - we wear those a lot - and NASA T-shirts.
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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.
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Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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I don't have any nicknames.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission.
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It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things.
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Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.
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My background is in physics, so I was the mission specialist, who is sort of like the flight engineer on an airplane.
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So I decided on science when I was in college.
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I did not come to NASA to make history.
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My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of their lifestyle, they let me go ahead and do it.
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The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
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No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents.
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So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
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We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form.
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I had both male and female heroes.
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I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life.
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I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises.