Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. Its posing questions and coming up with a method. Its delving in. – Sally Ride
For whatever reason, I didnt succumb to the stereotype that science wasnt for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did. – Sally Ride
The food isnt too bad. Its very different from the food that the astronauts ate in the very early days of the space program. – Sally Ride
The experience of being in space didnt change my perspective of myself or of the planet or of life. I had no spiritual experience. – Sally Ride
For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. – Sally Ride
I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis. – Sally Ride
Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing. – Sally Ride
I liked math – that was my favorite subject – and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. – Sally Ride
So I decided on science when I was in college. – Sally Ride
It takes a couple of years just to get the background and knowledge that you need before you can go into detailed training for your mission. – Sally Ride
I did not come to NASA to make history. – Sally Ride
