“What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness ...” — Mae Jemison Quote

“What I'm very concerned about is how do we bolster our self-awareness as humans, as biological organisms?”

“Some people say they feel very small when they think about space. I felt more expansive, very connected to the universe.”

“Intuitive versus analytical? That's a foolish choice. It's foolish, just like trying to choose between being realistic or idealistic. You need both in life.”

“There are certain artworks that I respond to, artists that I respond to. It's an intellectual reaction but it's also a biological reaction. And the excitement that the work can generate - how it makes you feel about not only your intellectual possibilities but your physical possibilities in this world. How it feels to be alive!”

“Marley was born in 2014 and I gave her her biological father's name. After two months, we became estranged and I raised her as a single mom. And then, the good Lord saw fit for me to meet an amazing man, Michael Sterling, who has become my husband and the father of my later children.”