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.
Mae JemisonScience provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience.
Mae JemisonOnce I got into space, I was feeling very comfortable in the universe. I felt like I had a right to be anywhere in this universe, that I belonged here as much as any speck of stardust, any comet, any planet.
Mae JemisonYou have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it.
Mae Jemison