Sally Ride

I had both male and female heroes. ↗

— Sally Ride

#female #had #heroes #i #male

I have a lot of common sense. I know what needs to be done and how to approach it. I have an ability to work with people on large enterprises. ↗

— Sally Ride

#approach #common #common sense #done #enterprises

I haven't written my memoirs or let the television movie be made about my life. ↗

— Sally Ride

#haven #i #life #made #memoirs

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle. ↗

— Sally Ride

#flight #floating #i #just #middle

I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help. ↗

— Sally Ride

#enterprise #eventually #going #help #i

I was always very interested in science, and I knew that for me, science was a better long-term career than tennis. ↗

— Sally Ride

#better #career #i #interested #knew

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

#before #couple #detailed #get #go

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission. ↗

— Sally Ride

#mission #prepare #space #takes #years

It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things. ↗

— Sally Ride

#i #name #reluctant #secret #things

It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school. ↗

— Sally Ride

#dumb #known #many #middle #middle school