“The first year I was at NASA, I was only responsible for optical and u...” — Nancy Roman Quote

“The first year I was at NASA, I was only responsible for optical and ultraviolet astronomy. Frankly, there wasn't much else.”

“Many societal problems concern science, such as the energy crisis, genetic alterations of foods.”

“I was born in Nashville, Tenn., but I have lived in a number of places. In 1937, I moved to Baltimore, Md., where I attended junior high and high school. I lived there for five years before leaving for college.”

“I was born on January 8, 1942, exactly three hundred years after the death of Galileo. I estimate, however, that about two hundred thousand other babies were also born that day. I don't know whether any of them was later interested in astronomy.”

“If I had to go back to school for anything, I'd go for astronomy.”

“The main reason why people should care about research in fundamental physics is the same reason they care about astronomy and cosmology. People, children, want to know what we're made out of, how it works, and why the universe is the way it is.”