But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
Sally RideRead
If we want scientists and engineers in the future, we should be cultivating the girls as much as the boys.
Interpretation
Encouraging equal opportunities for girls in STEM fields is crucial for future innovation.
Sally Ride emphasizes the importance of cultivating talent among girls in the fields of science and engineering. By advocating for equal support and encouragement for girls as for boys, she highlights the need for diversity in these fields to ensure a robust and innovative future for science and technology.
In practice
During a conference on women's leadership in technology, this quote can inspire discussions on gender equality in STEM.
But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.
All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.
I did not come to NASA to make history.
Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
Even though NASA tries to simulate launch, and we practice in simulators, it's not the same - it's not even close to the same.
Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will shortly be no older ones. Literacy will be dead, and democracy - which many believe goes hand in hand with it - will be dead as well.
The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth. From this almost mystic affirmation there comes what may seem a strange conclusion: that education must start from birth.
The biggest thing I noticed growing up when I was doing BMX racing or playing rugby through to secondary school level, was seeing the parents who were so desperate to see their kids do well that they were almost living their lives through their kids and putting huge pressure on them to the point they weren't enjoying it.
We had nothing, no television, no radio, nothing to get in the way. We read by the streetlight at the top of the lane, and we acted out the stories.
Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.
So much crap passes as information that not only does the audience sometimes miss the distinction between news and crap, the editors sometimes miss the distinction.
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