Very skinny girls were on the cover of magazines and that's what I was looking up to so that's what I had to idolize. I don't want that for young girls to idolize.
You have to stay strong when it gets tough.
Instead of looking in the mirror and focusing on your flaws, look in the mirror and appreciate your best features... everyone has them.
Be proud of who you are.
One day you'll be an inspiration at others.
There's gonna be haters, but don't let them affect you, don't let them take away a part of you.
Your imperfections make you beautiful, they make you who you are.
I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.
Some age. Others mature.
Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.
I used to have a wild night with three women until 5am., but I am getting older. In the Olympic village here, I will live it up with five women, but only until 3am.
When it is working, you completely go into another place, you're tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. That's what it's all about.
Suppose you came across a woman lying on the street with an elephant sitting on her chest. You notice she is short of breath. Shortness of breath can be a symptom of heart problems. In her case, the much more likely cause is the elephant on her chest. For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences. That is the elephant. Until the playing field has veen leveled and lingering stereotypes are gone, you can't even ask the question.
Carpe every damn diem.
Weightless is a great equalizer.
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.
When you can feel that close to something you're used to seeing from this great distance, well, it changes a person.
I love the John Glenn model... I may call NASA in 25 years or so, and see if they'd like to send me to Mars.
It's gonna be okay, no matter how hard your rock bottom is, you can rise above it and you can come back.
You're beautifully and wonderfully made.
Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.
You can turn your life around. You can through hell and back. It is possible. Never underestimate yourself. I believe in you.
I've discovered that half the people would love to go into space and there's no need to explain it to them. The other half can't understand and I couldn't explain it to them. If someone doesn't know why, I can't explain it.
At the end of the day it doesn't matter what anybody else thinks as long as you're happy.
Everyday is a new opportunity to change your life and be who you want to be.
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