“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.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Hidden Figures, Movie, inspiration, Positive Outlook, Hard Work
“I'm always interested in learning something new.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Learning, Education, interested, Curiosity, Inspirational
“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.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Passion, Childhood, counting, Math, Details
“John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: John Glenn, Life, In Memoriam, Courage, Space Exploration
“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.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Research, Mathematician, Passion, career path, Happiness
“Everything is physics and math.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: physics, Math, Wisdom, Education, technical
“Many professors tell you that you'd be good at this or that, but they don't always help you with that career path.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Education, Professor, Teachers, career path, Criticism
“In math, you're either right or you're wrong.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Mathematics, Right, Wrong, Black and White, Education Quotes
“I felt most proud on the success of the Apollo mission.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Apollo, mission, Space Exploration, NASA, Innovation
“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.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Excited, Something New, Creation, Success, Credit
“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.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Assertive, aggressive, Women, Womanhood, feminism
“Men don't pay attention to small things.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Men, Inattentive, Attention To Detail, Small Things, gender
“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.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: New, Innovation, Space, Daring, Textbooks
“I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Inferiority, Feeling, Know Your Worth, Inspirational, Humble
“Like what you do, and then you will do your best.”— Katherine Johnson, facebook.comTagged: Passion, Love, Career, career path, Advice
“Take all the courses in your curriculum. Do the research. Ask questions. Find someone doing what you are interested in! Be curious!”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: Curriculum, School, Research, Education, Ask Questions
“We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: STEM, Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics
“Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.”— Katherine Johnson, brainyquote.comTagged: feminism, Women, Womanhood, Imagination, Equality