“Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
My grandfather had a paint store. It's what put my mom through college. Small business is part of my family history. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Every company I know is looking for more women at the table. Every board is looking for more women at the table.… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Big businesses have always had a lot more voice. They can afford advertising; they can afford marketing. But for small businesses, being… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
We're focused on doing one thing incredibly well. If you look at other companies, all of these companies are doing a lot… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I spent most of my career in business not saying the word 'woman.' Because if you say the word 'woman' in a… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“When a company lays off employees, those who keep their jobs often struggle with survivor guilt The thought process behind with "It… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
A lot of people will say, "what's Facebook's business model?" I always find that a kind of funny question. Our business model… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“At a small dinner with other business executives, the guest of honor spoke the entire time without taking a breath. This meant… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Still, my argument was that if she was going to work for the next 30 years, what difference does "going back" 4 years really… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Reverend Veronica Goines sums this up as, “Peace is joy at rest, and joy is peace on its feet.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“[Eric Schmidt] explained that only one criterion that mattered when picking a job- fat growth. When companies grow quickly, there are more things to… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Go to a playground: Little girls get called 'bossy' all the time, a word that's almost never used for boys. And that leads directly… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“One of my favorite quotes comes from author Alice Walker, who observed, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“When I wrote Lean In, some people argued that I did not spend enough time writing about the difficulties women face when they don’t… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Survivor guilt is a thief of joy—yet another secondary loss from death.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I am a bigger-picture manager because I've lived through something that's a big picture. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-ori ented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image