We needed to be assertive as women in those days - assertive and aggressive - and the degree to which we had to be that way depended on where you were. I had to be. — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
Let me do it. You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land, and I'll do it backwards and tell you when to take off. — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men. — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
Take all the courses in your curriculum. Do the research. Ask questions. Find someone doing what you are interested in! Be curious! — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
I found what I was looking for at Langley. This was what a research mathematician did. I went to work every day for 33… — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
I was just excited to have challenging work to do and smart people to work with. — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always… — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed... anything… — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
I was excited at something new, always liked something new, but give credit to everybody who helped. I didn't do anything alone but try… — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
Everything was so new - the whole idea of going into space was new and daring. There were no textbooks, so we had to… — Katherine Johnson Copy Share Image
