Getting older is an adventure, not a problem.

There needs to be bolder thinking, ... on how to measure the quality of life of men and women in the work force. Currently, success is measured by material advancements. We need to readjust the definition of success to account for time outside of work and satisfaction of life, not just the dollars-and-cents bottom line.

When I was in high school, even in college, I didn't have any real image of a career woman or a professional woman.

There is absolutely no evidence that it is harmful to children if their mother's health, well-being and autonomy and control of her own destiny is maximized by work outside the home.

I just decided that I didn't want to be in the academic world, because it was [really] too easy for me at the top. But also it wasn't active enough for me.

We can no longer ignore that voice within women that says: 'I want something more than my husband and my children and my home.'

When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.