30 Quotes by Katherine Johnson

I see a picture right now that's not parallel, so I'm going to go straighten it. Things must be in order.

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.

Men don't pay attention to small things.

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.

I'm always interested in learning something new.

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.

I was just excited to have challenging work to do and smart people to work with.

Everything is physics and math.

Many professors tell you that you'd be good at this or that, but they don't always help you with that career path.