“John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.”

“Katherine gave in to the wonder of the moment, imagining herself in the astronauts' place. What emotions welled up from the depths of their hearts as they regarded their watery blue home from the void of space? How did it feel to be separated by a nearly unimaginable gulf from the rest of humanity yet carry the hopes, dreams, and fears of their entire species there with them in their tiny, vulnerable craft? Most people she knew wouldn't have traded places with the astronauts for all of the gold in Fort Knox. The men existed all alone out their in the void of space, connected so tenuously to Earth, with the real possibility that something could go wrong. But given the chance to throw her lot in with the astronauts, Katherine Johnson would have packed her bags immediately. Even without the pressure of the space race, even without the mandate to beat the enemy. For Katherine Johnson, curiosity always bested fear.”

“Men don't pay attention to small things.”

“Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men.”

“John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.”

“I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better.”

“I'm always interested in learning something new.”

“I like to learn. That's an art and a science.”

“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.”

“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.”