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.
SHERYL SANDBERGIf you ask men why they did a good job, they’ll say, ‘I’m awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?’ If you ask women why they did a good job, what they’ll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.
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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We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.
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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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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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And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?
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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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Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.
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Until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not gong to achieve as much as men.
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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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Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that’s partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy.
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We’re focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot of different things but we’re still, as we grow, doing exactly one thing.
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Next time you’re about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, ‘My daughter has executive leadership skills.’
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I know from my own experience that the path to change is best traveled when we travel together.
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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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I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.
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