Sally Ride Quotes

Hubble isn't just a satellite; it's about humanity's quest for knowledge.

The space shuttle was designed, at least in part, to broaden our knowledge of the universe. To scientists, the vehicle was a tool; to engineers, it was their creation.

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.

It is hard to think of practical applications of the black hole. Because practical applications are so remote, many people assume we should not be interested. But this quest to understand the world is what defines us as human beings.

We explore because we are human and we want to know. I hope that Pluto will help us on that journey.

My experience in science has always been that the future always exceeds what we believe is possible. I suspect that we will explore the universe.

No one who has understood even a fraction of what science has told us about the universe can fail to be in awe of both the cosmos and of science.

I study the universe. It's the second oldest profession. People have been looking up for a long time.

The world has become a larger place. The universe has been expanding, and Perl's been expanding along with the universe.

The universe at large is full of questions that we still don't know anything about, and there will be always young people, brilliant, who are going to make new discoveries.

The natural phenomenon of the universe is so mind-blowing, but you have to know about it. You have to be curious. You've got to find it on your own. If you're lucky, you do.

I was a science fiction geek from an early age, enthralled by the questions of life in the universe. As I got older, I learned that space exploration was real. I wanted to get involved in that. I knew I wanted to be a scientist.

The book that blew the doors off the house, grabbing me with its breathtakingly deep and irresistible view of the universe and our relation to it, was 'Intelligent Life in the Universe' by I. S. Shklovskii and Carl Sagan. I recall an enchanting all-nighter completing a college homework assignment to read the first chapter.

I have dedicated my life to answering the great scientific questions of our time and to the incredible adventure of space exploration.

I look forward to working with the NASA team to help enable new discoveries in our quest to understand our home planet and unravel the mysteries of the universe.

Here we were, the only seven humans in space, repairing a telescope whose only purpose is to enrich the minds of people on planet Earth and increase our understanding of the workings of the universe. I can think of no better peaceful use of space for all humankind.

Personally, I've got bigger hopes for NASA. I will stipulate it should keep putting telescopes in space so we can figure out where we fit in the universe, and it should also keep building those little robots that can and do.

If I had to go back to school for anything, I'd go for astronomy.

We should be ready to reach out beyond our planet and beyond our solar system to find out what is really going on out there.

I think a scientist's job is to explore the Universe, to explore the cosmos around us. People always want to know - why is that useful? Well, on just pure fundamental grounds, on some level it's like art, it's like umm, music, it's aesthetics, it's like philosophy. You want to know where you are in the Universe.

I would like to uncover the secrets of the universe.

We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.

It's an unusual opportunity, a chance for so many people to share in the excitement and the fun of the fact that we may be on to hints as to what the Universe is made out of. I guess the whole point of a prize like this is to be able to get that out into the community.