Top 64 Quotes by Sally Ride

I don't have any nicknames.

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.

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

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.

There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.

The women's movement had already paved the way, I think, for my coming.

Different astronauts sleep in different ways.

Then during the mission itself, I used the space shuttle's robot arm to release a satellite into orbit.

I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life.