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.
Mae JemisonNever limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
Mae JemisonScience provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience.
Mae JemisonWhen 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 never been involved in exploring the heavens, but this is not so. Ancient African empires - Mali, Songhai, Egypt - had scientists, astronomers. The fact is that space and its resources belong to all of us, not to any one group.
Mae Jemison