“Whoever has the power takes the noun while the less powerful get an adjective. No one wants her achievements modified.We all just… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence." (Harvard… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Within traditional institutions, success has often been contingent upon a woman not speaking out but fitting in, or more colloquially, being "one… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Men are allowed to be focused on their own achievements, while loyalty is expected from women.” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Counterintuitively, long-term success at work often depends on not trying to meet every demand placed on us. (p.127)” — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness. — 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