Mae Jemison

"I'd love to go into space again if there were a mission to Mars. I'd also love to go to a completely different planetary system, out of our solar system."

"In fourth grade, I was interested in all areas of science. I particularly loved learning about how the earth was created."

"Science provides an understanding of a universal experience. Arts provide a universal understanding of a personal experience."

"Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe."

"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."

"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."

"We look at science as something very elite, which only a few people can learn. That's just not true. You just have to start early and give kids a foundation. Kids live up, or down, to expectations."

"When I left NASA, I was looking at how you could use space technologies for developing countries' work."