Top 64 Quotes by Sally Ride

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

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.

The food isn't too bad. It's very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program.

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

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.

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.

It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school.

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 NASA's help.

For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.

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.