"I think of it as a good opportunity to let, in particular, school kids know that this job and other interesting jobs in science and engineering are open to anyone who works hard in school and gets a good education and studies math and science. And that it's not just for a select group of people."

"We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars."

"I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out."

"Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing and motivated me to continue studying it in college."

"I've always wanted to be independent and answer for myself. That probably is the part of me I would class to be feminist. I'd like to have children marriage I have a bit of an issue with."

"I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted."

"Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician."

"Although I am basically self taught, I consider Debussy my teacher - the most important elements are colour, light and shadow."