Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby.
SHERYL SANDBERGSpeak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
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Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that – whatever success they have, that same success – to their own core skills.
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When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands.
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Your life’s course will not be determined by doing the things that you are certain you can do. Those are the easy things. It will be determined by whether you try the things that are hard.
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Real change will come when powerful women are less of an exception. It is easy to dislike senior women because there are so few.
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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way – not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
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If more women are in leadership roles, we’ll stop assuming they shouldn’t be.
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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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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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I know from my own experience that the path to change is best traveled when we travel together.
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