If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender-neutralizing force.
To me, speed is really about convenience.
Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.
I don't believe in balance, not in the classic way.
I was always good at math and science, and I never realized that that was unusual or somehow undesirable.
People are more productive when they're alone, but they're more collaborative and innovative when they're together.