Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. — Mae Jemison · Smartyfair

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Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. — Mae Jemison · Smartyfair

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.

Mae Jemison1956 · astronaut · 1900s-2000s USAMae Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut who became the first Black woman to travel into space in 1992.1 quote

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Do not let someone else's small imagination decide what you can do.

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