--- title: "Best Women Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg" description: "55 Women quotes by Sheryl Sandberg. Plus more from Sheryl Sandberg and more Women sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/sheryl-sandberg-439_able_i-am-saying-that-i-was-able-to-mold-thos_105770.png" --- > [I am saying that I was able to mold those hours around the needs of my family, and that matters. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-am-saying-that-i-was-able-to-mold-those-hours-around-the-needs-of/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/sheryl-sandberg-439_able_i-am-saying-that-i-was-able-to-mold-thos_105770.png) > [We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground; little girls get called bossy all the time - a word that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/we-call-our-little-girls-bossy-go-to-a-playground-little-girls-get/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/sheryl-sandberg-439_bossy_we-call-our-little-girls-bossy-go-to-a-p_1019854.png) > [Every company I know is looking for more women at the table. Every board is looking for more women at the table.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/every-company-i-know-is-looking-for-more-women-at-the-table-every/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/sheryl-sandberg-439_address_every-company-i-know-is-looking-for-more_984903.png) > [Leadership is not bullying and leadership is not aggression. Leadership is the expectation that you can use your voice for good. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/leadership-is-not-bullying-and-leadership-is-not-aggression/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/529/sheryl-sandberg-439_aggression_leadership-is-not-bullying-and-leadershi_1695593.jpg) > [Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way - not all. That fundamental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/most-people-assume-that-women-are-responsible-for-households-and/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09d/sheryl-sandberg-439_assuming_most-people-assume-that-women-are-respon_385869.png) > [When I wrote 'Lean In,' some people argue that I did not spend enough time writing about the difficulties women face when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/when-i-wrote-lean-in-some-people-argue-that-i-did-not-spend-enough/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/sheryl-sandberg-439_enough-time_when-i-wrote-lean-in-some-people-argue-t_505034.png) > [People think that women don't negotiate because they're not good negotiators, but that's not it. Women don't negotiate because it doesn't work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/people-think-that-women-don-t-negotiate-because-they-re-not-good/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/sheryl-sandberg-439_add_people-think-that-women-don-t-negotiate_2466768.png) > [For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/for-any-of-us-in-this-room-today-let-s-start-out-by-admitting-we-re/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96a/sheryl-sandberg-439_admitting_for-any-of-us-in-this-room-today-let-s-s_1040232.png) > [Every woman I know, particularly the senior ones, has been called too aggressive at work. We know in gender blind studies that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/every-woman-i-know-particularly-the-senior-ones-has-been-called-too/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/sheryl-sandberg-439_aggressive_every-woman-i-know-particularly-the-seni_1158197.jpg) > [I think now is our time. My mother was told by everyone that she had two choices: She could be a nurse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-think-now-is-our-time-my-mother-was-told-by-everyone-that-she-had/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/sheryl-sandberg-439_barriers_i-think-now-is-our-time-my-mother-was-to_420070.png) > [I spent most of my career, including my time at McKinsey, never acknowledging that I was a woman. And, you know, fast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-spent-most-of-my-career-including-my-time-at-mckinsey-never/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/sheryl-sandberg-439_careers_i-spent-most-of-my-career-including-my-t_1572865.png) > [When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/when-i-went-to-college-as-much-as-my-parents-emphasized-academic/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e8/sheryl-sandberg-439_academic_when-i-went-to-college-as-much-as-my-par_19014.jpg) > [We've ceased making progress at the top in any industry anywhere in the world . In the United States, women have had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/we-ve-ceased-making-progress-at-the-top-in-any-industry-anywhere-in/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df3/sheryl-sandberg-439_boards_we-ve-ceased-making-progress-at-the-top_1609239.jpg) > [Endless data show that diverse teams make better decisions. We are building products that people with very diverse backgrounds use, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/endless-data-show-that-diverse-teams-make-better-decisions-we-are/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/sheryl-sandberg-439_backgrounds_endless-data-show-that-diverse-teams-mak_1473765.png) > [I believe if we had half our companies and half our countries run by women, and half our homes run by men,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-believe-if-we-had-half-our-companies-and-half-our-countries-run-by/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/sheryl-sandberg-439_believe_i-believe-if-we-had-half-our-companies-a_545603.jpg) ## Other authors on Women - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 111 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nikhil-saluja-71464.jpg) Nikhil Saluja 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/nikhil-saluja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laura-schlessinger-58854.jpg) Laura Schlessinger 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/laura-schlessinger/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gloria-steinem-38879.jpg) Gloria Steinem 76 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/gloria-steinem/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amy-dickinson-12448.jpg) Amy Dickinson 72 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/amy-dickinson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mary-wollstonecraft-65216.jpg) Mary Wollstonecraft 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/mary-wollstonecraft/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 45 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 45 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-virginia-woolf-93906.jpg) Virginia Woolf 41 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/virginia-woolf/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 38 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 38 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/friedrich-nietzsche/) ## More by Sheryl Sandberg > [“Still, my argument was that if she was going to work for the next 30 years, what difference does "going back" 4 years really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/still-my-argument-was-that-if-she-was-going-to-work-for-the-next-30/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [“Reverend Veronica Goines sums this up as, “Peace is joy at rest, and joy is peace on its feet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/reverend-veronica-goines-sums-this-up-as-peace-is-joy-at-rest-and-joy/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [ “\[Eric Schmidt\] explained that only one criterion that mattered when picking a job- fat growth. When companies grow quickly, there are more things to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/eric-schmidt-explained-that-only-one-criterion-that-mattered-when/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/when-i-went-to-college-as-much-as-my-parents-emphasized-academic/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/go-to-a-playground-little-girls-get-called-bossy-all-the-time-a-word/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [“One of my favorite quotes comes from author Alice Walker, who observed, “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/one-of-my-favorite-quotes-comes-from-author-alice-walker-who-observed/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/aggressive-and-hard-charging-women-violate-unwritten-rules-about/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/when-i-wrote-lean-in-some-people-argued-that-i-did-not-spend-enough/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [“Survivor guilt is a thief of joy—yet another secondary loss from death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/survivor-guilt-is-a-thief-of-joy-yet-another-secondary-loss-from-death/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [I am a bigger-picture manager because I've lived through something that's a big picture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-am-a-bigger-picture-manager-because-i-ve-lived-through-something/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/presenting-leadership-as-a-list-of-carefully-defined-qualities-like/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/so-there-s-no-such-thing-as-work-life-balance-there-s-work-and-there/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [Men can comfortably claim credit for what they do as long as they don't veer into arrogance. For women, taking credit comes at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/men-can-comfortably-claim-credit-for-what-they-do-as-long-as-they-don/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [“As Helen Keller put it, “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/as-helen-keller-put-it-when-one-door-of-happiness-closes-another/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [“Forty percent of employed mothers lack sick days and vacation leave, and about 50 percent of employed mothers are unable to take time off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/forty-percent-of-employed-mothers-lack-sick-days-and-vacation-leave/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women/sheryl-sandberg/#itemlist", "name": "Best Women Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am saying that I was able to mold those hours around the needs of my family, and that matters. 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