Success for me is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she is cheered on and supported.

The reason I don't have a plan is because if I have a plan I'm limited to today's options.

We know when we use the full talents of our population we're more productive. And we know that when people really feel like they can have flexible lives, they're better employees.

Nobody can succeed on their own.

There's no easy path through grief and trauma. Learning from the experiences of people who'd been through similar losses was helpful.

Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized.

I think now is our time. My mother was told by everyone that she had two choices: She could be a nurse or a teacher. The external barriers now are just so much lower. If we start acknowledging what the real issues are, we can solve them. It's not that hard.