Words matter. These are the best Julie Payette Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m a true believer in the strength of teamwork, in the power of dreams, and in the absolute necessity of a support structure.
In a modern and innovative society, where advancements are plentiful and communication is instantaneous, science and technology are a part of everyday life.
Science is fun, and it’s fundamental.
I am from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. I was born there, and I am a twelfth Montrealer.
Young kids get motivated by everything. If they see a great dancer, some of them would want to become a dancer. If they see a great soccer player, they want to become a soccer player.
I really feel like, on my first mission, the first mission is when you prove yourself and hopefully deserve the privilege to continue as an astronaut and remain in the corps and get granted an opportunity for a second mission.
Whatever your interests or abilities, I encourage you stay active during the holiday season.
On my first mission, I was the spacewalk supervisor: the person that runs the spacewalk from inside the vehicle. As such, I was the one that closed the hatch when my colleagues left to work outside for six hours. And I was also the person who opens the hatch when they come back, and we repressurize.
My son, Laurier, and I love being outdoors. We like to ski and to skate, to play in the snow, and simply to walk and enjoy the winter scenery.
Everything evolves, and I evolve, too.
When I became an astronaut, I was an engineer.
I’m still convinced that – I’m sorry to say – the body of evidence shows that the planet is warming up. And it’s warming up at a certain rate that has never been seen before in the history of the planet. We have to take that seriously.
Human interaction is not a simple thing.
When I saw the Earth from above, personally, as a spacecraft operator, it certainly reinforced and drove home the fact that there’s one place where we can live right now.
Our values are tolerance and determination and freedom of religion, freedom to act, opportunities, equality of opportunities amongst everyone and for all.
We’re all on-board the same planetary spaceship, but together, we can move mountains.
I am definitely a little more nervous for my colleagues when I’m working at mission control than I am myself on the shuttle.
With our brains and our smarts and our altruistic capability, we can do a lot of good.
As a 12th-generation Canadian, I’m exactly just that, a Canadian, and I am here to serve all Canadians of all backgrounds, of all walks of life, either new or not so new.
Anyone can accomplish anything and rise to the challenge as long as they are willing to work with others, to let go of the personal agenda, to reach a higher goal, and to do what is right for the common good.
Part of the role that I am fulfilling as Governor General is to highlight what communities can do together.
If you’re in space on the way to Mars, and a conflict develops… you can’t turn around and go back, because Earth is already gone on its orbit.
I always call myself a space construction worker.
There was a substantial vinyl collection in my home, and my mom played piano. We, the children, were enrolled in piano lessons very early on.
We have fans that circulate air in the cabin of the module of the space shuttle. They’re running all the time. They’re absolutely necessary because, otherwise, you will breathe your own CO2 and intoxicate yourself quite fast.
