The biggest challenge we all face is to learn about ourselves and to understand our strengths and weaknesses. We need to utilize our strengths, but not so much that we don't work on our weaknesses. Mae Jemison More Quotes by Mae Jemison More Quotes From Mae Jemison My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that. Mae Jemison areas learning parent 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 Jemison week tasks may I was sad to hear that he passed away, but at the same time I think that what we need to do is really to celebrate a life that was so incredibly full and impactful and beneficial to us. Mae Jemison science Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience. Mae Jemison arts experience understanding science The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe. Mae Jemison feeling me universe space The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin even, 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. Mae Jemison human difference creativity science I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They're really wonderful, but nothing will happen until we risk putting them into action. Mae Jemison think energy action ideas The best way to get students involved in science and want to follow either science careers or incorporate it in their lives or to achieve science literacy is to expose them to the various jobs in STEM. It's broad from biologists to electricians to nanotechnologists to building fusion engines. It's a wide range of things. Mae Jemison best building science way The reality is that we know that this universe, that our galaxy, has billions of stars. We know that stars have planets. So the likelihood that there is life somewhere else to me is just absolutely there. Mae Jemison me stars life reality We put water down into the earth to push up gas, then we say, 'Ooh, we're having a water crisis.' This is foolishness, and this kind of foolishness, where we try to excuse human behavior, is dangerous. Mae Jemison down dangerous behavior water Intuitive versus analytical? That's a foolish choice. It's foolish, just like trying to choose between being realistic or idealistic. You need both in life. Mae Jemison choose choice you life The drills we do, where you're telling kids to memorize things, don't actually work. What works is engaging them and letting them do things and discover things. Mae Jemison where things you work 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, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, at age 26 - that prepared me to take on a lot of different challenges. Mae Jemison day me health age I want to make sure that that future that we're creating is one that is the best it can be for people around the world, and also one that includes the full range of our talent and our skills - and, you know, gender and ethnicity, geography - to solving the world's problems. Mae Jemison best you future people For me, it was really a childhood dream coming true. It's sort of where the fantasy led reality, and then I got to be on the Starship Enterprise anyway. And the cool thing was - is I was the only person on this bridge who had actually been in space. Mae Jemison cool me childhood space People put themselves in difficult situations in lots of different areas. What you count on is people taking every precaution. The aerospace industry is unique in this aspect because a thousandths-of-an-inch mistake can cause spectacular failures. Mae Jemison you unique mistake people I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish. Mae Jemison thoughts me you remember Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe. Mae Jemison feel universe space people People like space. But they sometimes have been left out. People are much more open to that if you invite them in. Mae Jemison you space sometimes people The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth. Mae Jemison space earth long reality
