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" We culturally decided, as the personal computer came in, that it was for the boys. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have been able to attend many technology conferences around the world over the years, including some of the largest, like Google I/O, Microsoft's Developer Conference, Apple's WorldWide Developers Conference, Oracle World, Le Web, and more. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" There's this fabulous innovation ship called Unreasonable at Sea, where I'm a mentor. One of the companies there was called Protei, and they're an open hardware ocean exploration and monitoring idea. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 have two boys, and one of our kids is much more interested in history and stories, so if you want him to do some calculations about lenses, you would start talking to him about Galileo... Then he would be into the lenses, but if you just start talking to him about lenses, he might not stay with you. "

" 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. "

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

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

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