All Mae Jemison Quotes
- Once I got into space, I was feeling very comfortable in the universe. I felt like I had a right to be anywhere in this… Any
- When God made the color purple, God was just showing off. Color
- Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience. Art
- The thing that I have done throughout my life is to do the best job that I can and to be me. Best
- Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. If you adopt their attitudes, then the possibility won't exist because you'll have already shut it out...You… Adopt
- The future never just happened. It was created. Created
- The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin… or even different parts of the same… Art
- We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That's just not true. You just have to start early… Down
- Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. Black
- Greatness can be captured in one word: lifestyle. Life is God's gift to you, style is what you make of it. Black
- My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that. Areas
- You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it. Contribute
- What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start… Approach
- When I'm asked about the relevance to Black people of what I do, I take that as an affront. It presupposes that Black people have… Affront
- 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… Accomplish
- The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity. Art
- Sciences provide an understanding of a universal experience, Arts are a universal understanding of a personal experience... they are both a part of us and… Art
- Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. Imagination
- Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and… All
- Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience. Arts
- I think science fiction helps us think about possibilities, to speculate - it helps us look at our society from a different perspective. It lets… Backdrop
- I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid for… Choreography
- Sometimes people ask me how difficult the astronaut program was, but being in Sierra Leone, being responsible for the health of more than 200 people,… Age
- 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 not… Accident
- I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that… Advocate