Sheryl Sandberg Quotes

"Women need to shift from thinking "I'm not ready to do that" to thinking "I want to do that- and I'll learn by doing it.

Fear is at the root of so many of the barriers that women face. Fear of not being liked. Fear of making the wrong choice. Fear of drawing negative attention. Fear of overreaching. Fear of being judged. Fear of failure. And the holy trinity of fear: the fear of being a bad mother/wife/daughter.

Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.

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.

That even in the face of the most shocking tragedy of my life, I could exert some control over its impact.

You should also be aware of the internal barriers that we often impose on ourselves. Too many women sit on the side of the room when they should be sitting at the table. Too many women lower their voices when they should be speaking up. This is not our fault. We internalize messages that say it’s wrong for us to be outspoken, aggressive, and as powerful as — or even more powerful than — men.

As a Facebook summer intern once told me, “In my school’s computer science department, there are more Daves than girls.

Women need to shift from thinking “I’m not ready to do that” to thinking “I want to do that — and I’ll learn by doing it.” My

Self-compassion isn't talked about as much as it should be, maybe because it's often confused with its troublesome cousins, self-pity and self-indulgence. Psychologist Kristin Neff describes self-compassion as offering the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to a friend. It allows us t respond to our own errors with conern and understanding rather than criticism and shame.

"Still, my argument was that if she was going to work for the next thirty years, what difference does going "back" four years really make? If the other path made her happier and offered her a chance to learn new skills, that meant she was actually moving forward."

A truly equal world would be one where women ran half our countries and companies and men ran half our homes.

But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.

Let me fall if I must fall. The one I become will catch me.

If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can . . . and accepting them.

The reason I don't have a plan is because if I have a plan I'm limited to today's options