I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
SHERYL SANDBERGIt’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.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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Don’t let your fears overwhelm your desire. Let the barriers you face-and there will be barriers-be external, not internal. Fortune does favor the bold, and I promise that you will never know what you’re capable of unless you try.
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Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
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Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.
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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.
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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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It’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
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When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a ‘good man’ before they are all taken.
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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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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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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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I tell people in their careers, ‘Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.’
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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.
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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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There is no perfect fit when you’re looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.
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I’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.
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Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
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If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
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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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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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Done is better than perfect.
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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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We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.
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