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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.

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We put water down into the earth to push up gas, then we say, 'Ooh, we're having a water crisis.' This is foolishness, and this kind of foolishness, where we try to excuse human behavior, is dangerous.

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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.

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Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe.

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I was a science fiction geek. That lets you know that they come in all sizes and styles, right?

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The level of confidence women are able to build in women-only groups is important.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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To survive as a species on this planet, we're going to have to see ourselves as Earthlings.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Astronaut

Born: October 17th, 1956

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