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" Everything is physics and math. "
Math
Physics
Everything
" 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. "
Space
Everything
Going
" Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men. "
Men
Doing
Imagination
" 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. "
Do Your Best
Best
You
" 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. "
Everything
Steps
Road
" I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better. "
Anybody
Better
Feeling
" I felt most proud on the success of the Apollo mission. "
Most
Success
Proud
" 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. "
Day
Looking
Say
" I had a very, very interesting childhood, but, oh my, education was the primary focus in our family. "
Focus
Family
Childhood
" I liked working with smart people. "
People
Smart People
Smart
" I like to learn. That's an art and a science. "
Science
Like
Learn
" I'm always interested in learning something new. "
Learning
New
Something
" In math, you're either right or you're wrong. "
Either
Right
Math
" I see a picture right now that's not parallel, so I'm going to go straighten it. Things must be in order. "
See
Right
Picture
" 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. "
Credit
Alone
Try
" I was just excited to have challenging work to do and smart people to work with. "
Just
Smart
People
" John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans. "
Service
Courage
His
" 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. "
Me
Land
You
" Like what you do, and then you will do your best. "
Best
Do Your Best
Like
" Many professors tell you that you'd be good at this or that, but they don't always help you with that career path. "
Help
Career
Always
" Men don't pay attention to small things. "
Small
Small Things
Pay
" Our teachers made such a difference - all my teachers and professors were very supportive and nurturing. "
Difference
Nurturing
Made
" Take all the courses in your curriculum. Do the research. Ask questions. Find someone doing what you are interested in! Be curious! "
Research
Questions
Doing
" 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. "
Aggressive
Way
Where
" 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. "
Mathematics
Eye
Science
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