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" I get energized around a plan - what's it going to be like in three months? Six months? You're not going to let it defeat you. You got to keep going. "

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" I don't see a sea change by 2020, but I see migration in the direction of modernization and more flexibility in the generating system going forward. "

" Utilities fall in love with their assets, and that's a danger we need to avoid. "

" Always play to your strengths, whether your strengths are gender-based or just natural aptitude. "

" Effectiveness comes from those qualitative things that give you the ability to network, communicate, and lead people toward an outcome they can't see. "

" You were in the midst of a chaotic, unfair, didn't-know-how-it-was-going-to-end story, and the only thing you could do was... keep moving. "

" An investor in Duke Energy is expecting a dividend payment. That's roughly 70 to 75 percent of the earnings I produce. The business that goes with that level of dividend is a business that has more predictability, more stability. "

" Reliable and competitively priced electricity is fundamental to growing our economy and creating jobs. Our customers expect nothing less. "

" I will work to ensure Duke Energy is positioned to continue its track record of outstanding customer service and operational and financial excellence. "

" We don't believe carbon capture is a proven, scalable, commercially available technology. "

" If you keep an open mind, you can learn so much from the people around you. "

" We should be building more nuclear today. "

" Over the long term, we should develop and implement new technologies to capture and store coal's carbon emissions. We also must make our electric grid more resilient. "

" I am honored to be named chairman of Duke Energy's board and privileged to lead our company forward for our customers, employees, and shareholders. "

" I think we'll still be operating coal in 2030. Whether we will be in 2040, I think, is a question, or in 2050. "

" Anytime we make additional investment in a coal plant, we are really challenging whether that investment is economic. "

" I believe that nuclear needs to be a part of the solution if the U.S. really wants to be aggressive about reducing carbon. "

" You're well-spoken, or you're very analytical, or you're a great team-builder, or you're great with relationships... Playing to your strengths is always something good to build on because you're trying to develop a foundation to keep growing, as a professional and as a leader. "

" I don't believe you can absolutely have it all. "

" If we just isolate distributed solar all by itself, it does not work without the utility around it. And so the utility needs to be paid for the services it provides. "

" As you think about developing people through their careers, you're looking for that transition from being the smartest person in the room - and caring so much about that - to being the most effective. "

" There are no coal plants on the drawing board for Duke, which leaves us with gas, renewables, and nuclear. "

" Natural gas is an important part of delivering energy, whether you're producing power or other solutions for customers. "

" Nuclear is an important part of the heritage of Duke. We operate the largest regulated nuclear fleet in the U.S. We love the diversity of the generation. "

" As we continue to move to a lower-carbon future, we will also continue to work constructively with states to identify customer solutions that preserve the reliability and affordability that our communities expect. "

" At a certain career level, it's no longer about whether you are the smartest subject-matter expert in the room. "

" I respect passionate views. "

" Leadership is a journey - you never arrive. "

" If we are not more efficient, we put ourselves in a position where prices need to rise or profits deteriorate in a way that makes us less attractive to investors. "

" I become the face of the company, and that's a responsibility. "

" There weren't many women ahead of me. "