Sally Ride Quotes

I made the decision to go on to college and major in drama and see where it would take me.

After high school, I went to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for a year, and I studied musical theatre. By that point, I was like, 'This is what I want to do.'

I went to Princeton specifically to study physics.

I started college Pre-Med. That lasted about half a semester.

When I finished high school, it was clear to me that I would study mathematics, even if I also considered economics and psychology.

I knew I wanted to be a scientist. Which kind of scientist was the question.

As much as I've always dreamed of going to college, I have to think about whether it is the right decision for me.

The only school that let me in was U.C. Santa Cruz, which is where I went. They didn't have a journalism program, so I took sociology, which is the closest thing to journalism.

If I wasn't a professional scientist, I'd be an amateur scientist. But plan B was to go into computers.

At the time I finished high school, I was determined to study biology, deeply convinced to eventually be a researcher.

Every young man or woman should weigh the matter well before concluding that a college education is out of the question.

I took English courses in college, but I don't have an English degree. I have a degree in economics.

I was thinking of going to college or staying in L.A. to act, and I stayed to give it a chance. I'm glad I did. I've had a lot of wonderful experiences - some horrible ones, but mostly really beautiful ones.

When I finished high school, I was 16, and in Argentina you have to choose a career right after high school. There is no such thing as a liberal arts education.

I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.

When I left high school - I was younger than my classmates, just 17 - I knew I wanted to be an actress, but I thought, 'When I go to college, I'd rather study something else.'

I majored in business at LSU before I left.

I never thought about college, but my mom thought about it for me. I knew 100 percent it wasn't for me.

I was a chemistry major when I first went to college, which turned out to be a huge mistake. When I realized that, I decided to try an early journalism course.

I had to decide if I wanted to race full time or be an architect. I decided I could always go back to school.

College is right for some people, and it's not for others. I shouldn't rush into it just because that's what everyone does after high school is you go to college.

When I barely got into college, the one thing I could do was write, so I became an English major.

I didn't want to be an electrical engineer. But I did want to go to college. And they said they'd help me pay for it if I'd major in electrical engineering.

I think everyone goes through it in university, figuring out whether or not they're doing the right course. I guess I'm the same, but in music.

It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, 'You can always go to college, but you can't always go pro.' That made sense to me.