Quotes by Sally Ride

Explore a curated collection of 21 quotes by Sally Ride. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen. — Sally Ride
The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter. — Sally Ride
So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if — Sally Ride
But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program. — Sally Ride
No, I think most astronauts recognize that the space shuttle program is very high-risk, and are prepared for accidents. — Sally Ride
One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure. — Sally Ride
There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy. — Sally Ride
Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing. — Sally Ride
Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space. — Sally Ride
The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident. — Sally Ride
I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle. — Sally Ride
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 ha — Sally Ride
The view of Earth is spectacular. — Sally Ride
Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing — Sally Ride
For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my paren — Sally Ride
I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. — Sally Ride
I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that poi — Sally Ride
I did not come to NASA to make history. — Sally Ride
Studying whether there's life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there's something magical about pushing back t — Sally Ride
All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. — Sally Ride