A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ A willingness to ask questions and to learn, that is what is important. ”

— Ellen Ochoa

“ What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. ”

— Jane Goodall

“ The world needs all kinds of minds. ”

— Temple Grandin, 2010

“ I think it's very important to get more women into computing. My slogan is: Computing is too important to be left to men. ”

— Karen Spärck Jones

“ Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. ”

— Mae Jemison

“ That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal; as time will show. ”

— Ada Lovelace

“ Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men. I don't have a feeling of inferiority. Never had. I'm as good as anybody, but no better. ”

— Katherine Johnson

“ Don't be afraid to reach for the stars. I believe a good education can take you anywhere on Earth and beyond. ”

— Ellen Ochoa

“ In nature nothing exists alone. ”

— Rachel Carson, 1962

“ What's above us connects us. Every group of people around the world have looked up at the stars for thousands of generations. ”

— Mae Jemison

“ The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform. ”

— Ada Lovelace, 1843

“ Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. ”

— Marie Curie

“ I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed, anything that could be counted, I did. ”

— Katherine Johnson

“ Any girl can be glamorous. All she has to do is stand still and look stupid. ”

— Hedy Lamarr

“ I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted. ”

— Alan Turing, 1950

“ What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful. ”

— Sappho

“ The most dangerous phrase in the language is, 'We've always done it this way.' ”

— Grace Hopper, 1976

“ Industry and global institutions must appreciate that ensuring economic justice, equity and ecological integrity are of greater value than profits at any cost. ”

— Wangari Maathai, 2004

“ The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people. ”

— Cesar Chavez

“ Your silence will not protect you. ”

— Audre Lorde, 1977

“ Bringing our true self is possible only when there is no fear of retribution or ridicule, and in fact appreciation and celebration of what makes each of us unique. ”

— Roma Bindroo