75 Quotes by Julie Payette

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    Most people here don’t have a wide emotional range. It’s just the type of people astronauts are, they’re required to be level.

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    You’re always under the microscope, and you don’t know which mission you’re going to get. It’s a surprise.

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    Definitely you don’t become famous by doing something bad; that’s a professional death sentence.

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    My husband and I don’t worry about each other the way we might if we didn’t have similar jobs. I sometimes get an email where he tells me he’s heading off on a mission to do terrain avoidance 50 feet above the ground at 500 knots. And I just say, “Okay, have a good flight.”

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    I am definitely a little more nervous for my colleagues when I’m working at mission control than I am myself, on the shuttle.

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    I’m 45, and I’m still at school, essentially. Even after being assigned to the mission, I had to write a number of exams, with people commenting on my performance.

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    We're all on-board the same planetary spaceship, but together, we can move mountains.

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    In a modern and innovative society, where advancements are plentiful and communication is instantaneous, science and technology are a part of everyday life.

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    We should continue all the time to look out for those who have less, to stand for those who can't, to reach out across differences, to use our land intelligently, to open our borders and welcome those who seek harbour, and never, ever cease to be curious, ask questions, and to explore and search.

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