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Mae Jemison Quotes

We put water down into the earth to push up gas, then we say, 'Ooh, we're having a water crisis.' This is foolishness, and this kind of foolishness, where we try to excuse human behavior, is dangerous.

Mae Jemison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: astronaut
Nationality: american
Birth: October 17, 1956

Topics

Water Behavior Push Down Earth Kind

As a parent, you want to protect your children, but the fact of racism in this country, of inequality, that is still a lesson my children are going to have to learn. I can't protect my kids from that.

Jesmyn Ward

Children Racism Parent Learn You

Sometimes I'm working at the training ground, sometimes at my home.

Maurizio Sarri

Home Training Sometimes Ground

One of the great currents in the contemporary experience of art is that it seems to come out of the experience of the author.

Anish Kapoor

Great Art Experience Out Seems Come

Even the most despicable person is still a human being.

Stellan Skarsgard

Person Human Human Being Being Still

Spreading manure is a great way of bringing yourself down to earth.

Steven Ford

Great Yourself Down Earth Way

I'm Jewish, so I don't know much about Easter eggs.

Simon Kinberg

Know Jewish Easter Eggs Much About

I dropped out of law school when I got my record deal.

Lukas Forchhammer

School Law Out Got Deal Law School

What I've always been most interested in is exposing the way stories and fantasies reconstitute our everyday reality. What appears to be non-fiction is not only totally mysterious, unfathomable, and strange when you really look at what it is.

Joshua Oppenheimer

Reality You Look Strange Way Always

The love that comes from friendship is the underlying facet of a happy life.

Chelsea Handler

Life Friendship Love Happy Facet

Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I pull the stuff up from me - it's not as if it's a pleasure.

Colm Toibin

Work Suffering Me Writing Strong Up

After 'A Separation,' I found it much easier to work in Iran because I worked with very enthusiastic people who were very involved in the work, and that facilitated a number of things. It made it possible to iron out some of the difficulties found by other filmmakers in Iran.

Asghar Farhadi

Work People Separation Possible Out

It's not like you make a decision and everything inside you is 100 percent happy.

Tiffeny Milbrett

Decision Happy You Inside Everything