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" People can get into very bad habits of arguing ideas and shutting them down. "

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" It's very difficult to solve a lot of problems from the top down. "

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

" I think it's so important in preschool and in kindergarten and elementary school that we're not biasing ourselves. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Thinking through how to make sure we're bringing incredible toys and experiences and that to our girls and our boys at some point is really important for this country for the world in general. "

" It's so interesting that when somebody's pregnant, we are obsessed with knowing the gender of the child so we can figure out what we need to buy that child, what the present would be. Like we're pre-programming the kid before they were born. "

" 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. "

" The mandate for the CTO's office is to unleash the power of technology, data, and innovation on behalf of the nation. The CTO's office is really trying to bring best practices, possibilities, pilots, and policy advising. "

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

" Science class is traditionally taught as science history class - you learn all these facts that someone else discovered, which you need to know, but that's not really an inspiring way to learn science. "

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

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

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

" 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 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. "

" I'm on the MIT board, and a lot of our buildings now have daycare centers; it's becoming a standard. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We very much use a prototyping model, play with ideas, and then get stuff started that way, which is how the greatest projects get started. "

" 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. "

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

" You've got Americans who are making Amazon and Facebook and Twitter. That level of American needs to run future government. "

" 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. "

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