I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now.

If they asked me if I wanted to go into space tomorrow, I'd do it in a heartbeat. On the other hand, if they asked me if I wanted to go into training for three years and then go into space again, I'd probably say no.

I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help.

If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.

It's too bad our society isn't further along.

It's easy to sleep floating around - it's very comfortable. But you have to be careful that you don't float into somebody or something!

For whatever reason, I didn't succumb to the stereotype that science wasn't for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.