--- title: "2 Developing countries Quotes By Mae Jemison" description: "2 Developing countries quotes by Mae Jemison. Plus more from Mae Jemison and more Developing countries sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/mae-jemison-9290_accomplish_people-always-think-of-technology-as-som_715821.jpg" --- > [People always think of technology as something having silicon in it. But a pencil is technology. Any language is technology. Technology is a tool we use to accomplish a particular task and when one talks about appropriate technology in developing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/people-always-think-of-technology-as-something-having-silicon-in-it/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e84/mae-jemison-9290_accomplish_people-always-think-of-technology-as-som_715821.jpg) > [When I left NASA, I was looking at how you could use space technologies for developing countries' work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/when-i-left-nasa-i-was-looking-at-how-you-could-use-space/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/mae-jemison-9290_developing_when-i-left-nasa-i-was-looking-at-how-yo_1948206.jpg) ## Other authors on Developing countries - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joseph-stiglitz-53499.jpg) Joseph Stiglitz 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/joseph-stiglitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-pogge-90558.jpg) Thomas Pogge 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/thomas-pogge/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-tae-yoo-8433.jpg) Tae Yoo 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/tae-yoo/) - [Anna Lindh 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/anna-lindh/) ## More by Mae Jemison > [I went to school at night in L.A. to brush up on my engineering while I applied to the astronaut program. I really did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/i-went-to-school-at-night-in-l-a-to-brush-up-on-my-engineering-while/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/science-provides-an-understanding-of-a-universal-experience-arts/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/one-hundred-year-starship-really-is-about-the-idea-that-is-we-pursue/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/i-stayed-in-the-astronaut-program-until-1993-people-ask-me-why-i-left/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [I was thinking as a little girl growing up that I would be there. When I look at whether we can go to Mars,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/i-was-thinking-as-a-little-girl-growing-up-that-i-would-be-there-when/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/never-be-limited-by-other-people-s-limited-imaginations/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [Once I got into space, I was feeling very comfortable in the universe. I felt like I had a right to be anywhere in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/once-i-got-into-space-i-was-feeling-very-comfortable-in-the-universe/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before one can achieve it. Maybe that's true in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/there-is-a-fascination-with-the-idea-that-one-has-seen-someone-else/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [The drills we do, where you're telling kids to memorize things, don't actually work. What works is engaging them and letting them do things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/the-drills-we-do-where-you-re-telling-kids-to-memorize-things-don-t/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/some-people-say-they-feel-very-small-when-they-think-about-space-i/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/i-wanted-to-be-a-professional-dancer-for-a-period-of-time-and-i-did-a/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [Sometimes people ask me how difficult the astronaut program was, but being in Sierra Leone, being responsible for the health of more than 200…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/sometimes-people-ask-me-how-difficult-the-astronaut-program-was-but/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [In space, you need to exercise your heart since it's not pumping blood around at the same rate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/in-space-you-need-to-exercise-your-heart-since-it-s-not-pumping-blood/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [I think we know how to do Mars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/i-think-we-know-how-to-do-mars/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) > [I believe the biggest impediment we have right now with going to Mars is public commitment. More people need to see themselves as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-jemison/i-believe-the-biggest-impediment-we-have-right-now-with-going-to-mars/) [Mae Jemison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-jemison/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/mae-jemison/#itemlist", "name": "2 Developing countries Quotes By Mae Jemison", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People always think of technology as something having silicon in it. But a pencil is technology. Any language is technology. 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