Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way – not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.
SHERYL SANDBERGIt is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It’s also a very clear path to happiness.
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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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The best way to make room for both life and career is to make choices deliberately-to set limits and stick to them.
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We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
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The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.
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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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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.
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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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The time is long overdue to encourage more women to dream the possible dream.
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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 cost of stability is often diminished opportunities for growth.
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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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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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I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, ‘Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.’ I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it’s not that simple.
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