The thing that I have done throughout my life is to do the best job that I can and to be me..

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 fou….

The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity..

Sciences provide an understanding of a universal experience, Arts are a universal understanding of a personal experience... they are both a part of u….

Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience..

What we find is that if you have a goal that is very, very far out, and you approach it in little steps, you start to get there faster. Your mind ope….

The difference between science and the arts is not that they are different sides of the same coin… or even different parts of the same continuum, but….

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. If you adopt their attitudes, then the possibility won't exist because you'll have already s….

When I'm asked about the relevance to Black people of what I do, I take that as an affront. It presupposes that Black people have never been involved….

Some of the most fun people I know are scientists..

Never limit yourself because of others' limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination..

You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it..

People always think of technology as something having silicon in it. But a pencil is technology. Any language is technology. Technology is a tool we ….

I always knew I'd go to space..

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations..

I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid for it..

Once I got into space, I was feeling very comfortable in the universe. I felt like I had a right to be anywhere in this universe, that I belonged her….

Greatness can be captured in one word: lifestyle. Life is God's gift to you, style is what you make of it..

My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that..

When God made the color purple, God was just showing off..

As an astronaut, you have a very defined set of tasks to do. Those tasks may require you to work 60, 70 or 80 hours a week..