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 SANDBERGMotivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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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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Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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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.
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Feeling confident – or pretending that you feel confident – is necessary to reach for opportunities. It’s a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they’re seized.
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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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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
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I want to tell any young girl out there who’s a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.
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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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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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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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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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