I love the right words. I think economy and precision of language are important.

At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they're interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously.

My most important identity now is as a mother.

I have a boyfriend and a dog, and I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up.

I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.'

I think that we need women role models everywhere. I think that it's really hard to imagine yourself as something that you don't see.

I think we need to care about the metrics of success in life, and I'm a pretty competitive person.