"My mother was executive director of the Los Angeles Girl Scout Council. She was a leader, she knew how to interact with people, and she believed deeply in higher education. She would wake me up every morning and say, âYou can be anything you want to be.â If you grow up with that kind of confidence, it has a profound influence on the rest of your life."
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