Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.
SHERYL SANDBERGI’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.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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The time is long overdue to encourage more women to dream the possible dream.
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I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
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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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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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Women systematically underestimate their own abilities.
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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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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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Everyone knows that marriage is the biggest personal decision you make, but it’s the biggest career decision you can make.
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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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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.
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When you’re more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.
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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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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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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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When companies offer support and assistance for personal and family hardships, their employees become more loyal and more productive.
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