Mae Jemison Quotes

I'm interested in the cosmos. I want to know what's out there and how connected we are.

I take comfort in the fact that it is a beautiful universe, and we belong here and that we fit. This is our home.

The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.

We are, in the most profound sense, children of the Cosmos.

We are made of stardust; why not take a few moments to look up at the family album?

The telescope... is a conduit to the cosmos.

We are one species. We are starstuff.

I am a great fan of the universe, which I take literally: as one. All of it interests me, and it interests me in detail.

Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.

Plenty of people get excited about the universe.

I’ve learned that home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling.

The universe is a big place. If I was lost up there, how would you ever find me

I think it is all about creating characters, mixing them up with the stars and the light-years, and coming back to Earth, because we're from this universe. We're not just New York or London; we're stars.

Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from Terra-these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known . . . this is the only thing I can say about the matter. The utilitarian results do not interest me.

I am no longer a shuddering speck of existence, alone in the darkness;--I belong to them and they to me; we all share the same fear and the same life...I could bury my face in them, in these voices, these words that have saved me and will stand by me.

Are not the mountains, waves, and skies as much a part of me, as I of them?

The stars are so far, far away!

I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos.

The universe is a space bigger than all of us we are part of.

When we explore the cosmos, we come to believe and prove that we can solve problems that have never been solved. It brings out the best in us. Space exploration imbues everyone with an optimistic view of the future.

Yes, we too are stardust.

So much universe, and so little time.

A reflection of my feelings about the space program is found in a quotation from Charles A. Lindbergh's "Autobiography of Values." It reads, "Whether outwardly or inwardly, whether in space or time, the farther we penetrate the unknown, the vaster and more marvelous it becomes."

The universe is so amazing and so limitless, who wouldn't want to study the universe?

I am part of the sun as my eye is part of me. That I am part of the earth my feet know perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea. My soul knows that I am part of the human race, my soul is an organic part of the great human race, as my spirit is part of my nation. In my own very self, I am part of my family.