“I do not remember exactly when I became interested in astronomy, but I...” — Nancy Roman Quote

“I do not remember exactly when I became interested in astronomy, but I know it was at a very young age. I did organize an astronomy club for my friends at the age of 11. We would meet once a week to learn about the constellations.”

“We live in a technical society.”

“I had left teaching, which I enjoyed, because I realized I couldn't get tenure at a research university.”

“I was born in Seoul, South Korea; then I moved to New York City at the age of seventeen. In New York, I studied art and photography. I thought I would be a painter; then I saw Walker Evans when I was in college, and that had a great impact on me. Being in the darkroom making B&W prints was such a magical experience.”

“I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules.”

“Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.”