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 can't remember a single time [my parents] ever told me not to do something I wanted to do..

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….

Three Secrets to Success: Be willing to learn new things. Be able to assimilate new information quickly. Be able to get along with and work with othe….

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen..

Science is fun. Science is curiosity. We all have natural curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It's posing questions and coming up with ….

Our future lies with today's kids and tomorrow's space exploration..

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 achi….

The best advice I can give anybody is to try to understand who you are and what you want to do, and don't be afraid to go down that road and do whate….

The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter..

I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life..

If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys..

It was a real honor for me to get to be the first woman astronaut. I think it's really important that young girls that are growing up today can see t….

If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today..

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..

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

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary..

The view of earth is absolutely spectacular, and the feeling of looking back and seeing your planet as a planet is just an amazing feeling. It's a to….

For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teache….

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..

We need to make science cool again..