Mae Jemison Quotes

As a teenager, rather than setting myself on a course to pursue fame (quite common growing up in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world), happiness, fulfillment, and spiritual enlightenment (also quite common), I skipped right on to trying to be successful. 'Let's just get on with it,' I felt. 'Onward' became my motto.

I want to be a woman who has a little bit more figured out, who doesn't have so many doubts.

I look forward to proving something to myself and others.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

In high school I was always thinking, 'Should I be doing more? What else should I be doing?' Now I know it will all come to me. I just have to trust my path, so that's very different.

I'm highly critical of myself. There's not something someone else might say that makes me feel I need to be motivated in a different way. I'm a self-motivated guy.

If I lose touch with that... the reason why I act... then I'll leave it all. I don't do it for fame or money.

Football has molded me in many ways, and I've had great experiences. But when I step back, I know that football is not what drives me. It's not really what's important.

I am happy that I can challenge myself in various fields.

I think self-discovery is the greatest achievement in life, because once you discover yourself and accept what you are, then you can fulfil your true potential and be happy.

That's the type of person I am - I always want to do better.

I don't have anything to prove, but I do like to challenge myself.

I am not in competition with anybody; I just want to be productive.

You want to put on a good performance for yourself.

When your every thought and your every action is directed to your ultimate life goals, you become unstoppable and assured of great success and happiness.

Her clarity gave her purpose and her purpose gave her clarity.

Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.

Do whatever interests you the most. Passion breeds success.

So I don't really focus too much on that, and I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself.

If I'd trusted myself and listened to myself all the times that I ignored myself, I would have been fine. But everyone has to learn their lesson, and now I've got it.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

I have a lot of success and make a good living, but after while, you start going 'Why? Why are you doing all this?'

The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose.

We all need a firm sense of identity.