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.
SHERYL SANDBERGWomen need to shift form thinking “I’m not ready to do that” to thinking “I want to do that- and I’ll learn by doing it.
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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 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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The cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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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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Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
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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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The most important career decision you’ll make is who your life partner is.
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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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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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Every job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice.
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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.
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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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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’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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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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