Nancy Roman Quotes
I had never used the prefix 'Dr.' with my name, but when I started with NASA, I had to. Otherwise, I could not get past the secretaries.
Roman, Nancy G. "Following My Lucky Star." Science, vol. 354, no. 6317, 9 Dec. 2016, p. 1346.
Many people notice that in the House of Representatives in a debate or a speech the speaker always addresses “Mr. Speaker.” This was the rule voted on by the first House. The purpose was to avoid the legislators shouting at each other and getting into personal arguments and insulting each other. Try it. It’s hard to be angry with someone when you have to argue through a third person.
Moyers was also an ordained Baptist Minister. At a White House dinner, Moyers was asked to say grace. He did so in a soft and reverent voice. President Johnson, seated far away, and not hearing Moyers words clearly said in a loud voice, “Speak up, Bill. Speak up.” Moyer’s response followed.
Rehnquist was a bit of an egomaniac. He was more pompous than other chief justices and was distressed that lawyers in oral arguments would address him as “Mr. Justice,” like the other justices, which he felt did not give sufficient deference to his position. He also designed a set of judicial robes for himself which instead of being all black as was traditional and worn by the other justices, had 4 gold stripes on each arm sleeve. See the photograph of the Chief Justice.
Nancy Grace Roman was a noted American astronomer who made important contributions to stellar classification and motions, and became the first female executive at NASA, and served as NASA's first Chief of Astronomy throughout the 1960s and 1970s, establishing her as one of the "visionary founders of the US civilian space program". She created NASA's space astronomy program and is known to many as the "Mother of Hubble" for her foundational role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope. Throughout her career, Roman was also an active public speaker and educator, and an advocate for women in the sciences.
