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

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Mae Jemison
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 17
Actor
Astronaut
Engineer
Physician
Physicist
Professor
Decatur
Alabama
Mae Carol Jemison
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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 here as much as any speck of stardust, any comet, any planet.
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I always knew I'd go to space.
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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.
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My parents were comfortable with me exploring areas that they were not proficient in. Some parents just aren't comfortable with that.
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Science provides an understanding of a universal experience, and arts provides a universal understanding of a personal experience.
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When God made the color purple, God was just showing off.
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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.
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The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.
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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 rather, they are manifestations of the same thing. The arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity.
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Sciences provide an understanding of a universal experience, Arts are a universal understanding of a personal experience... they are both a part of us and a manifestation of the same thing... the arts and sciences are avatars of human creativity
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