The only person who can guarantee your life is you. You never know if your husband is going to die, lose his job, become disabled; we want these girls to be prepared for whatever life brings them so they can have productive lives.

I want these girls to take away (from the conference) that they can be anything. They can do anything. I want them to consider all of their options and have them recognize the reality that they will be in the paid work force. . . . If family is a major priority, I want them to know what they need to do to be prepared for whatever happens.

I hope they come away seeing they can do anything and be anything and that they need to prepare for their future. I hope they see math and science and technology careers are real options -- and I hope they have an idea of what they want to do and be when they grow up.

Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again.

I didn't expect him to be that mad in real life.

She didn't want to go outside. She was scared for her life.