But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
SHERYL SANDBERGI’m a feminist because I believe in women, it’s a heavy word, feminism, but it’s not one I think we should run from. I’m proud to be a feminist.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Done is better than perfect.
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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance.
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Women need to shift form thinking “I’m not ready to do that” to thinking “I want to do that- and I’ll learn by doing it.
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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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We’re focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot of different things but we’re still, as we grow, doing exactly one thing.
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But I really believe that when you give people authentic identity, which is what Facebook does, and you can be your real self and connect with real people online, things will change.
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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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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.
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When people are really suffering, and we know they’re suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.
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I’m not telling women to be like men. I’m telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and at home without the gender bias.
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So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
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