Valentina Quotes

Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.

If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?

It [the Earth] was breathtakingly beautiful, like something out of a fairy tale. There is no way to describe the joy of seeing the Earth. It is blue, and more beautiful than any other planet.

Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.

I see the horizon. A light blue, a beautiful band. This is the Earth. How beautiful it is! All goes well.

Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.

I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?

They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.

I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century

To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.

Simplicity survives the changes of fashion. Women of chic are wearing now dresses they bought from me in 1936. Fit the century, forget the year.

Every person on earth learns it’s lesson by making different mistakes. The only source of knowledge is experience. Experience avoiding the mistakes you already made.

My beauty simply shines forth like the sun!

Fight your imperfections imagining that you are the worst, so you can perform as the best.

Even with God’s help there is no substitute for the hard work.

Do not mix temporary difficulties with real problems.

The most important thing is not to allow yourself to find an excuse that will let you not to do something you really want. Doing compromises makes people weaker.

Work always gives me an opportunity to grow as an artist and a person.

Modeling is an industry that judges you purely by looks. Today you are on the top of your game and tomorrow a new face arrives and all eyes are on her. It happens every season.

Nature; it always inspires me. Living in New York, it can get quite stressful sometimes, so on the weekends, I like to go hiking.

You need to eat what's local. So that's what I'm trying to do - just be as close to nature as possible.

It’s much easier to give up, than to put a Fight, but fighters are only people that win.

Drink warm water with lemon first thing in the morning. It's a good way to detox and alkalize your body.

It doesn't matter what country or what political system you are from. Space brings you together.

On Earth, men and women are taking the same risks. Why shouldn't we be taking the same risks in space?

A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.

Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!

Remember to give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way

Loving isn't about selecting only the good parts. It's about taking the whole and loving the lot.

I miss you with the very edge of my skin.It winces in absence, a giant muscle contracting.

Everything was new, everything was exciting. We were playing house, it seemed, playing at being grownups. When you’re in love, I suppose everything feels like a game.

I tear at the air with glass nailsthat have learned to scalemountains of mirrors.

When we create, we become stronger. When we create, we feel better. When we create, we can use our own two hands to create a new world. And this new world will be as we want it to be.