It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. —Mae Jemison
“It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”

Mae Jemison FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO TRAVEL IN SPACE

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