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It's hard to tell whether the ship or airplane - they're all the same, I'm convinced - is male or female; it may shift back and forth.

— John C. Hawkes

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

With all the weird surroundings of outer space the basic underlying theme of the show is a philosophical approach to man's relationship to woman. There are both sexes in the crew, in fact, the first officer is a woman.

— Jeffrey Hunter

I'm like a ship captain: I have a woman in every port.

— Henrique Capriles Radonski

From day one, I have been told I am no different from the male astronauts. As a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space.

— Liu Yang

Aviation, this young modern giant, exemplifies the possible relationship of women and the creations of science. Although women have not taken full advantage of its use and benefits, air travel is as available to them as to men.

— Amelia Earhart

The head of a ship however has not always an immediate relation to her name, at least in the British navy.

— William Falconer

We're not passengers on Spaceship Earth. We're the crew.

— Rusty Schweickart

We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

✗Opposing Perspectives

A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.

— Chester W. Nimitz

Ships are like children: they need individual attention.

— Helmut Sohmen

Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.

— Valentina Tereshkova