Mae Jemison Quotes

Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited 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 do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.

The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.

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.

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

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

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 continuum, but rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. 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.

Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.

Some of the most fun people I know are scientists.

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.

I always knew I’d go to space.