I actually wanted to
I actually wanted to be an astronaut, but I don’t have a mathematical brain. Eva Amurri
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I actually wanted to be an astronaut, but I don’t have a mathematical brain. Eva Amurri
I have to admit that talking authoritatively about my students’ stories can make me feel, at times, like an astronaut who has just landed on a new planet and insists on giving guided tours to its inhabitants. Etgar Keret
Astronauts were not the impulsive daredevils so dear to the stereopticonloving public. They couldn’t afford to be. The hazards of the profession required an infinite capacity for cautious, contemplative thought. Eric Frank Russell
Where is everybody? Humans could theoretically colonize the galaxy in a million years or so, and if they could, astronauts from older civilizations could do the same. So why haven’t they come to Earth? Enrico Fermi
Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but by what your mind can imagine. Ellison Onizuka
Every generation has the obligation to free men’s minds for a look at new worlds . . . to look out from a higher plateau than the last generation. Ellison Onizuka
Astronauts are very professional and when they’re preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. Ellen Ochoa
What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire – the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery. Ellen Ochoa
I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out. Ellen Ochoa
I wanted to apply to the astronaut program after the Challenger accident Eileen Collins