Katherine Johnson Quotes

John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space,

his courage,

and his service to all Americans.

I liked working with smart people.

I felt most proud on the success of the Apollo mission.

Our teachers made such a difference

all my teachers and professors were very supportive and nurturing.

Go see 'Hidden Figures,' and take a young person!

It will give a more positive outlook on

what is possible if you work hard,

do your best, and are prepared.

I'm always interested in learning something new.

Men don't pay attention to small things.

I had a very, very interesting childhood,

but, oh my, education was the primary focus in our family.

I found what I was looking for at Langley.

This was what a research mathematician did.

I went to work every day for 33 years happy.

Never did I get up and say I don't want to go to work.

Many professors tell you that you'd be good at this or that,

but they don't always help you with that career path.

Let me do it.

You tell me when you want it and where you want it to land,

and I'll do it backwards and tell you when to take off.

I see a picture right now that's not parallel,

so I'm going to go straighten it.

Things must be in order.

I was just excited to have challenging work to do

and smart people to work with.

In math,

you're either right or you're wrong.

Everything was so new

the whole idea of going into space was new and daring.

There were no textbooks,

so we had to write them.

I was excited at something new,

always liked something new,

but give credit to everybody who helped.

I didn't do anything alone but,

try to go to the root of the question and succeeded there.

We needed to be assertive as women in those days

assertive and aggressive and the degree to

which we had to be that way depended on where you were.

I had to be.

I counted everything.

I counted the steps to the road,

the steps up to church,

the number of dishes and silverware I washed...

anything that could be counted,

I did.

I like to learn.

That's an art and a science.

Everything is physics and math.