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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I wish I could get a poster of today's quote. What you've been saying about life really hits home.Well done!

Valerie Malcovich from Hamilton Ontario Canada
April 13, 2022

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