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 SANDBERGLeadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That you can make the world a better place.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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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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Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.
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Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves.
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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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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.
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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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Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.
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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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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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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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It’s time to cheer on girls and women who want to sit at the table.
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