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I always knew I'd go to space.
I think we know how to do Mars.
Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
Some of the most fun people I know are scientists.
We are all tasked to balance and optimize ourselves.
The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.
Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.
When God made the color purple, God was just showing off.
You have to actually be weighted to something to do the moonwalk, you know.
The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.
I wanted to be a scientist, but I wanted to go into space. They are not mutually exclusive.
To survive as a species on this planet, we're going to have to see ourselves as Earthlings.
The thing that I have done throughout my life is to do the best job that I can and to be me.
In space, you need to exercise your heart since it's not pumping blood around at the same rate.
I was a science fiction geek. That lets you know that they come in all sizes and styles, right?
When I left NASA, I was looking at how you could use space technologies for developing countries' work.
What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?
Greatness can be captured in one word: lifestyle. Life is God's gift to you, style is what you make of it.
People like space. But they sometimes have been left out. People are much more open to that if you invite them in.
Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe.
The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
In fourth grade, I was interested in all areas of science. I particularly loved learning about how the earth was created.
I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid for it.
As an astronaut, you have a very defined set of tasks to do. Those tasks may require you to work 60, 70 or 80 hours a week.
Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience.
You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it.
When you have teachers saying, 'I don't have enough time for hands-on activities,' we need to rethink the way we do education.
One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.
Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience.
The fact we don't have a lunar base has nothing to do with the technology. It has to do with public commitment and societal support.
My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that.
I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action.
There are individuals who can support you, but frequently, you have to risk putting yourself out there - and sometimes you just have to push.
I had great mentors in my parents who always sought to understand the world around them. And they would push me to really think things through.
I was thinking as a little girl growing up that I would be there. When I look at whether we can go to Mars, it's definitely something we can do.
My perspective is the Earth will be here. It just may not be habitable to our life form. We get confused. We think we're the center of everything.
The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.
I'd love to go into space again if there were a mission to Mars. I'd also love to go to a completely different planetary system, out of our solar system.
A big part of engaging kids in science is not getting the single, correct answer; it's being willing to work with students to discover the correct answer.
I think that people need an adrenalin rush. Folks need something aspirational; they need to do something that is hard. That's what ignites the imagination.
Intuitive versus analytical? That's a foolish choice. It's foolish, just like trying to choose between being realistic or idealistic. You need both in life.
The drills we do, where you're telling kids to memorize things, don't actually work. What works is engaging them and letting them do things and discover things.
We have to change the way people look at scientists. Today, they are the nerds, the geeks. Instead, we want some of the cool kids to say, 'Hey, this is all right.'
What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.
When I was growing up as a little girl and as a teenager, I loved designing and making dogs' clothes and wanting to be a fashion designer. I took art and ceramics. I loved dance.
I believe the biggest impediment we have right now with going to Mars is public commitment. More people need to see themselves as a part of space travel; we need to see more inclusiveness.
Kids come out of the chute liking science. They ask, 'How come? Why? What's this?' They pick up stuff to examine it. We might not call that science, but it's discovering the world around us.
We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That's just not true. You just have to start early and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations.
The biggest challenge we all face is to learn about ourselves and to understand our strengths and weaknesses. We need to utilize our strengths, but not so much that we don't work on our weaknesses.