"And what I saw happening is that women don't make one decision to leave the workforce. They makes lots of little decisions really far in advance that kind of inevitably lead them there."

"If you ask men why they did a good job, they'll say, 'I'm awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?' If you ask women why they did a good job, what they'll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard."

"So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance."

"I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments."

"Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory."

"I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown."

"I believe we need a national amendment which will guarantee every child in America the promise of not just an equal education but a high-quality equal education."

"I don't pick roles based on how famous they are going to make me; I pick roles based on how they're going to inspire me intellectually."