Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
SHERYL SANDBERGEvery job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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If you ask men why they did a good job, they’ll say, ‘I’m awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?’ If you ask women why they did a good job, what they’ll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.
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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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A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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Someone who values fairness and expects or, even better, wants to do his share in the home. These men exist and, trust me, over time, nothing is sexier.
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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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Don’t make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.
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The best way to make room for both life and career is to make choices deliberately-to set limits and stick to them.
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Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else’s point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.
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The time is long overdue to encourage more women to dream the possible dream.
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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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Give us a world where half our homes are run by men and half our institutions are run by women. I’m pretty sure that would be a better world.
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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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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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