For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited.

What would you do if you weren't afraid?

Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.

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

Done is better than perfect.

We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.