A curated register of quotes from under-represented voices.

“ 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

“ In nature nothing exists alone. ”

— Rachel Carson, 1962

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

— Ellen Ochoa

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

— Hedy Lamarr

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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

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

— Jane Goodall

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

— Marie Curie

“ 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

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

— Ada Lovelace

“ The world needs all kinds of minds. ”

— Temple Grandin, 2010

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

— Ellen Ochoa

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

— Mae Jemison

“ I became an artist, and thank god I did, because we are the only profession that celebrates what it means to live a life. ”

— Viola Davis, 2017

“ I never want to shy away from acknowledging who I am, being authentic as much as I can be. It's an important thing to be able to say, 'Yes, I'm out. I'm not ashamed of any part of who I am.' ”

— Sharice Davids, 2018

“ I believe in embracing my vulnerability to inspire and impact others. ”

— Beckie Taylor

“ Voting rights for me are the point of entry to democracy. ”

— Stacey Abrams, 2021

“ My disability is not something I've had to overcome. I'm still Deafblind. The biggest barrier I face is ableism. ”

— Haben Girma, 2019

“ When I leave this world, I don't want to be remembered as just being good at tennis. I want to be remembered as a good person and a good advocate. ”

— Coco Gauff, 2022