Sally Ride Quotes
I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.
Quotes to Explore
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Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.
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I went through a lot in middle school, and you always try so many different looks and try to be so many different people. I finally realized I'm awkward, I'm lanky, and I'm going to embrace it - make fun of myself and just laugh.
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.
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When I was 13, I started working in a nightclub with Ray Charles. That's the greatest school in the world, the school of the streets. Ray taught me how to read in Braille. He was only two years older than me, but it was like he was 100 years older.
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It's a coincidence that most of the films I have done are to do with social causes.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.
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If I can go out there and be everywhere on the field, that's what I can control.
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I think being on a set where people aren't being treated as equals, and with just a common level of decency and respect, is really uncomfortable.
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I used to always buy clothes too big, but I should have showed off instead of covering up.
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A man is as alive as he can communicate.
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How do we get more politicians to move from 'fixing' the system to reforming the system? The obvious answer is to either improve the quality of public services or reduce the public's dependence on them. Both approaches are necessary.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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The fans sing my name around the world. When I meet fans, they ask, 'How are you? All good with your family?'
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In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.
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I just want everyone out there to know that I'm super-awesome and a great guy and really cool to talk to and that I appreciate all the support.
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True success has more components than one sentence or idea can contain.
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Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
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If you haven't been to Burning Man, you should do it once. It's an extraordinary experience. Some of the best artwork I've ever seen in or out of a museum. Amazing.
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I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science.
