Katherine Johnson

"I felt most proud on the success of the Apollo mission."

"I had a very, very interesting childhood, but, oh my, education was the primary focus in our family."

"I was excited at something new, always liked something new, but give credit to everybody who helped. I didn't do anything alone but try to go to the root of the question and succeeded there."

"I'm always interested in learning something new."

"John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans."

"Like what you do, and then you will do your best."

"We needed to be assertive as women in those days - assertive and aggressive - and the degree to which we had to be that way depended on where you were. I had to be."

"We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics."