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.
The game of life is the game of everlasting learning. At least it is if you want to win.
The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue.
Our youth should also be educated with music and physical education.
For that reason you can't write with music playing, and anyone who says he can is either writing badly, or not listening to the music, or lying. You need to hear what you're writing, and for that you need silence
I am always surprised people are surprised that people haven't read things.
I believe that culture begins in the cradle . . .To do without tales and stories and books is to lose humanity's past, is to have no star map for our future.
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