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" I actually think that working in the federal government, or state or local, is one of the most significant things that a technical person can do. "

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" Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally. "

" There are 2 to 3 million women programmers in the world. We need to see them more. "

" In the early IBM team, that was a racially diverse team, a gender-diverse team. "

" I've been working on the lost history of technical women. "

" Founded in 1994 by the Anita Borg Institute and growing every year, the Grace Hopper Celebration is bringing needed network connections, skill building, and visibility for women computer scientists who work at all levels of our industry. "

" It's much easier to fail when you're in the pilot, early stage, when it's less expensive and you're exploring than when you're way out the door and you've spent all this money. Industry is smart: structured to have skunkworks and pilot phases. "

" I was lucky that science fair was mandatory at my high school in inner-city Buffalo. "

" The things you're passionate about and interested in, get experience with them by going deep on projects. I would encourage science projects, plays. Pursue science, math, writing, history - the 21st century demands a lot of cross-disciplinary thinking. "

" The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation. "

" Take everything you know. Take your whole selves. Be inclusive. Be open. Make history in the infinite ways that your heart takes you. "

" I have a good eye for great projects, talent, and entrepreneurs. "

" We are the only country with an operating rover on Mars. We are an amazing country on tech. "

" What was so special about the Mac, we all know, was the graphical computer interface. "

" It's an incredibly important thing to make sure we preserve net neutrality. "

" There are several places in Vietnam where they're teaching computer science from second grade in class, so they don't have a gender divide because everybody is expected to program. "

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" For those of you who are underrepresented in technology, know that you've always been here. Look in photos and see yourself reflecting back. "

" Each kid is unique in what captures their attention and their passion. "

" I went to an inner-city school in Buffalo. We had no money. But our teachers believed in hands-on active learning - there was a mandatory science fair, which was critical. "

" If we're the country that makes Amazon and Facebook and Twitter, why can't the federal government have websites and digital services that are awesome? "

" I think open source is an evolutionary idea for humanity, this idea of transparency. It played out for us in the technology world, but it also played out with the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission and Wikipedia. "

" Code is just a list of instructions. There are countries that are teaching it as part of the core curriculum. Having some experience in those early years is very important. "

" I like to work at the beginning of projects. Once they get stable, I'll hand them off. "

" Net neutrality is such an important principle for the Web and for the Internet. It's how the Internet's operated for all this time. "

" We need to have making, including computer science, shop, etc. as part of the core curriculum from the beginning, not just an optional afterschool thing. Things like First Robotics and all of those great programs need to become mainstream. "

" Second graders learn to read: that's a perfect time to make them code. "

" To me, there's so much talent in the world that's locked out for the wrong reasons, whether it's innovators at the highest end where we need to change the regulation systems, or whether it's the talented people who work here who the bureaucracy's holding back, or the amazing American people. "

" Talent is everywhere. Not all talent has access. "

" Flipping our classrooms into active learning spaces really is important and having these convenient spaces where people feel comfortable. "

" The most important thing is, we really want to make sure the American people are able to get to any Web site they'd like to get to. "

" We know that diversity can sometimes be more uncomfortable because things are less familiar - but it gets the best results. "