Sheryl Sandberg on career
Sheryl Sandberg87 quotes“Everyone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it’s the biggest career decision you can make.”
More from Sheryl Sandberg
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.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg I don’t pretend there aren’t biological differences, but I don’t believe the desire for leadership is hardwired biology, not the desire to win or excel. I believe that it’s socialization, that we’re socializing our daughters to nurture and our boys to lead.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg I know from my own experience that the path to change is best traveled when we travel together.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg What I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Bring your whole self to work. I don’t believe we have a professional self Monday through Friday and a real self the rest of the time. It is all professional and it is all personal.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg It’s more pressure on women to – if they marry or partner with someone, to partner with the right person. Because you cannot have a full career and a full life at home with your children if you are also doing all of the housework and child care.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg 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.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That you can make the world a better place.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg 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.
Sheryl SandbergSheryl Sandberg
Original quotes
From our community writers
With new relationships, we get scared of being loved because we scared of rejection. Don’t let your fears ruin a perfectly good relationship.
Emily BockEmily Bock I love having someone to talk to all night.
Sophie SmithSophie Smith It is a loud war to love you in silence.
Noor BazziNoor Bazzi Don’t let unimportant people have too much power over you.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park Remember that your purpose is indeed to be nothing else but YOU, all that you are and all that you want to be.
ShamaShama I like the crazy ones- the ones made of a little bit of human and a lot of star.
Lauren EdenLauren Eden Let go and trust in the higher power to guide you.
Lisa RoseLisa Rose Let the music fill the empty patches of your soul. And heal you.
Makenzie CampbellMakenzie Campbell
Meet the writers
More on career
You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it’s been a good ride so far, but it’s not over yet.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova When you love something, every day goes by in 10 minutes.
Vera WangVera Wang As a woman who grew up in a village in India, I’ve spent my whole life fighting tradition. There’s no way that I want to be a traditional Indian housewife.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy It’s always nice to want money and keep doin’ what you gotta do to get it, but do not be greedy.
Lil' KimLil' Kim I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.
Valentino RossiValentino Rossi You deal. You survive. You grow up and you build a career. And you remember these big/little hardships. They make you human.
Miley CyrusMiley Cyrus The best part of my carreer is getting to meet so many different people, because I learn so much from everyone.
Miley CyrusMiley Cyrus
