Sally Ride Quotes

The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.

There are aspects of being the first woman in space that I'm not going to enjoy.

Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of women by going into space.

I want to be the first. If they'd let me go to the moon, I'd crawl all the way to Cape Kennedy just to do it. I'd like to go to the moon, but I don't want to be the second man to go there.

That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

One of my early heroes was Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.

I've put a lot of my life into making it possible to fly in space at all.

I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the first woman High Representative.

From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space.

When you are the first of anything, there is a bigger responsibility put on you.

The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong.

I'd like to be the first model who becomes a woman.

The first thing I think about when somebody says you're going to be the first Muslim is celebrate this moment.

Ronda Rousey is a groundbreaker. She is one who charts through territory that has never been explored before and is one of the biggest sports stars in the world, male or female.

I'm incredibly proud to be the first trans director to be nominated for an Oscar.

No one has done what we've done. We're the first female band to have a No. 1 record.

To be the first person to do anything, you're a legend.

My father was a pioneer and a leader in the things he did and the way he did them.

Madam Walker was an incredible woman, but she wasn't the only one of her time who was. She just took it to the highest height.

On this flight, my fourth spaceflight, I also became the record holder for total days in space and single longest mission.

On Earth, men are seen as superior because of their physical strength, but it means nothing in space, where there is no gravity.

It feels awesome to be a Guinness World Records title holder and to be the first artist to achieve this with Billboard. I remember being in elementary and middle school and looking at the books for all of the records, and I can't believe my name gets to be in there now.

When Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon for the first time and said the famous words, 'That's one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind,' he was talking about all of us. Men and women.

I've always been into things like exploring and science on the frontiers. I had pictures of space up in my room way back in middle school, right next to the boy band posters!

I am the oldest in our family. I have three younger brothers. I needed to set a great example for them. It instilled a sense of competition in me and hunger to strive to be the best. There's a lot of pride being the only girl and the oldest.