In 1983, Dr Sally Ride (05/26/1951-07/23/2012) became the first American woman to fly in space. She was the third woman in space. After leaving NASA, she was a professor of physics at University of California, San Diego. After retiring from her professorship in 2007, she co-founded O’Shaughnessy. They made entertaining science programs and wrote some books on science for children.
Everywhere I go I meet girls and boys who want to be astronauts and explore space, or they love the ocean and want to be oceanographers, or they love animals and want to be zoologists, or they love designing things and want to be engineers. I want to see those same stars in their eyes in 10 years and know they are on their way.
All adventures, especially into new territory are scary.
Science is fun. Science is curiosity. Science is a process of investigating. It’s posing questions and coming up with a method. It’s delving in.
Each one of us has the potential to be a history-maker.
Young girls need to see role models in whatever career they may choose just so they can picture themselves doing those jobs someday.
Learning to handle both success and failure is a part of life. There will always be moments of disappointment, but it is how you deal with them that defines you.
The path from dreams to success doesn’t always run straight, and that’s okay. Keep believing. Keep going. Keep working.
Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life.
We should not be afraid of dreaming big, of reaching for the stars. We are capable of achieving extraordinary things.
The unknown is terrifying, but it is also exhilarating. Embrace the fear and use it as a motivation to discover the incredible possibilities that lie ahead.
Success is not about being the best. It’s about finding the joy in what you do and making a positive impact on others.
Failure is not the opposite of success. It is a part of the journey toward success.
To truly make a difference in this world, we must be willing to step outside our comfort zones and take risks.
Dare to dream big, and then work relentlessly to turn those dreams into reality.
When I read these quotes, I thought of my love of science. I remember curiously touching some slime on my stirring rod during my biology lab class. It was the first time and only time that I touched DNA. A few tears dropped from my eyes. I was happy. I don’t know if I will ever work in the sciences but I know that I will continue to read articles and books about science.
