I wanted in the work that I was doing with NASA, I wanted to be able to do something to make life a little better for the next generation.

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"Men don’t pay attention to small things."

- Katherine Johnson

Awareness

"You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you."

- Katherine Johnson

Belief

"There’s nothing to it; I was just doing my job."

- Katherine Johnson

Integrity

"I found that as long as I conducted myself with professionalism and proved my worth through my work, people would eventually ignore the barriers of race and gender."

- Katherine Johnson

Integrity

"You can change people’s perceptions by breaking barriers and proving them wrong with your accomplishments."

- Katherine Johnson

Courage

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"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

- William James

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"The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better."

- Robert F. Kennedy

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"The best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself."

- Wallace Wattles

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"As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way."

- Mary Anne Radmacher

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"A veces sentimos que lo que hacemos es tan solo una gota en el mar, pero el mar sería menos si le faltara una gota."

- Mother Teresa

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