I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly. – Bessie Coleman
Usually, girls werent encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing and motivated me to continue studying it in college. – Ellen Ochoa
I also know that there have been many times in our history when the proximity of an election has induced exactly the kind of leadership and consensus-building that produce progress in our democracy. – Joe Lieberman
