Sally Ride Bad Ass Quotations

I love the John Glenn model... I may call NASA in 25 years or so, and see if they'd like to send me to Mars.

The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.

Weightless is a great equalizer.

Suppose you came across a woman lying on the street with an elephant sitting on her chest. You notice she is short of breath. Shortness of breath can be a symptom of heart problems. In her case, the much more likely cause is the elephant on her chest. For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. That is the elephant. Until the playing field has veen leveled and lingering stereotypes are gone, you can't even ask the question.

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.

When you can feel that close to something you're used to seeing from this great distance, well, it changes a person.

I suggest taking the high road and have a little sence of humour and let things roll off your back. I think that's very important.

I never went into physics or the astronaut corps to become a role model. But after my first flight, it became clear to me that I was one. And I began to understand the importance of that to people. Young girls need to see role models in whatever careers they may choose, just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday. You can't be what you can't see.

I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.