All Mae Jemison Quotes
- 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
- Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe. Connected
- As an astronaut, you have a very defined set of tasks to do. Those tasks may require you to work 60, 70 or 80 hours… Astronaut
- Some of the most fun people I know are scientists. Fun