Mae Jemison Quotes
I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
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Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
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When you go all over the world for work, your dream vacation is your bedroom.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets.
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So the storm passed and every one was happy.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in the 1950s really intrigues me.
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It's easy not to bribe. But it's not so easy to keep a business running at the same time.
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The ruling power within, when it is in its natural state, is so related to outer circumstances that it easily changes to accord with what can be done and what is given it to do.
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To not be self-conscious of your appearance is huge, and something that I desperately hope to carry into film at some point in my useless life - to not be thinking, 'My ear looks weird from this angle, why is the camera over there?'
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You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you've got to work and practice it.
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I roller skated when I was younger, but when you're on a track that's slanted and you're with other people all skating in a pack, it's a whole different sport.
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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
