Women Able Quotes 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…

— Mae Jemison

Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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,…

— Mae Jemison

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Mae Jemison

Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe.

— 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…

— 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…

— Mae Jemison

In space, you need to exercise your heart since it's not pumping blood around at the same rate.

— Mae Jemison

I think we know how to do Mars.

— 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…

— Mae Jemison