When people are really suffering, and we know they’re suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.
SHERYL SANDBERGWhat 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.
More Sheryl Sandberg Quotes
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A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.
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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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Nobody can succeed on their own.
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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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So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance.
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When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner. Someone who thinks women should be smart, opinionated, and ambitious.
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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.
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The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women don’t expect to achieve them, and that becomes one of the reasons they don’t.
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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 want to tell any young girl out there who’s a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.
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In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.
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Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.
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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 make decisions too far in advance, particularly ones you’re not even conscious you’re making.
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Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.
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