“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.”

“People ask me all the time: ‘What is it like to be a woman at Google?’ I’m not a woman at Google, I’m a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I’m a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.”

“For a research worker the unforgotten moments of his life are those rare ones which come after years of plodding work, when the veil over natures secret seems suddenly to lift & when what was dark & chaotic appears in a clear & beautiful light & pattern.”

“The most damaging phrase in the language is: ‘It’s always been done that way.’”

“I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.”

“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”

“If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off… no matter what they say.”