We need to stop telling [women], “Get a mentor and you will excel.” Instead, we need to tell them, “Excel and you will get a mentor.
SHERYL SANDBERGGive 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.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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Build your skills, not your resume.
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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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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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Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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Don’t let your fears overwhelm your desire. Let the barriers you face-and there will be barriers-be external, not internal. Fortune does favor the bold, and I promise that you will never know what you’re capable of unless you try.
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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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I go around the room and ask people, ‘What do you think?’
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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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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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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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It’s hard to visualize someone as a leader, if she is always waiting to be told what to do.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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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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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
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