Mae Jemison Quotes

We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion.

I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong.

I enjoy the company of my fellow man and woman, and I do not wish to be sequestered away in any type of bubble.

There is a real sense of family when you're around Australians, even if you don't know them.

I don't want to detach. I don't want to go live in a gated community.

You're all welcome in California.

I was never part of the sailing circle, but I enjoy when I'm invited to sail.

I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.

It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events.

I am fully present wherever I am. Why bother being in a community or neighborhood and not being fully present? I think that's colonization. I'm not interested in that.

The notion of 'we' is very important. I think, for any family, any community to be able to say 'we' in this family, it means something. It's dangerous to society when somebody will place himself or herself on the outside of 'we.'

As a kid I had all kinds of questions about how I fit it with my neighborhood and friends and other Latinos.

You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.

Community means people spending time together here, and I don't think there's really that.

I can't tell you how much I love Target and Costco, that kind of culture, because it's something I never felt a part of. I've always felt like a tourist because I have never fit in anywhere.

I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody else.

In classrooms full of students who range from brilliant to sullen disaffection, it's games - and often games alone - that I've seen engage every single person in the room. For some, the right kind of play can spell the difference between becoming part of something, and the lifelong feeling that they're not meant to take part.

I like to create a community where people want to come and have a good time and do their best work.

The essential dilemma of my life is between my deep desire to belong and my suspicion of belonging.

America has been so welcoming to me.

Our shows are more fun when there aren't barriers.

There are multiple levels of 'we' and multiple groups that can constitute this idea of who we are. We need to be aware of who we are including and excluding.

Our citizens must feel they are part and parcel of this country. This is essential.

I want everyone to identify with my tracks and for all of us to be part of it in some way or another.

Moving to the U.S. was an adjustment. I noticed that the kids played in groups. Back in Kakuma, everyone played together.