Mae Jemison Quotes

Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.

You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it.

Greatness can be captured in one word: lifestyle. Life is God's gift to you, style is what you make of it.

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.

The thing that I have done throughout my life is to do the best job that I can and to be me.

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 to get there faster. Your mind opens up to the possibilities.

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 and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations.

When God made the color purple, God was just showing off.

I always knew I'd go to space.

Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience.

The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.

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 it.

Some of the most fun people I know are scientists.

My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that.

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 a week.

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

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