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Sheryl Sandberg

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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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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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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When you want to change things, you won’t please everyone.
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Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.
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No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and technology, where women with a surplus of talent still face a deficit of opportunity.
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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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Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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What I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.
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It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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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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So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.
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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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If you do please everyone, you are not making enough progress.
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But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.
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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 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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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 not telling women to be like men. I’m telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and at home without the gender bias.
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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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Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
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I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.
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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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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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You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it’s easy. I work long hours.
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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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