We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests. Sheryl Sandberg More Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg More Quotes From Sheryl Sandberg Everyone needs to get more comfortable with female leaders-including female leaders themselves. Sheryl Sandberg female leader needs Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else's point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others. Sheryl Sandberg communication views believe Don't let your fears overwhelm your desire. Let the barriers you face-and there will be barriers-be external, not internal. Fortune does favor the bold, and I promise that you will never know what you're capable of unless you try. Sheryl Sandberg desire believe promise Endless data show that diverse teams make better decisions. We are building products that people with very diverse backgrounds use, and I think we all want our company makeup to reflect the makeup of the people who use our products. That's not true of any industry really, and we have a long way to go. Sheryl Sandberg women team work I have a five year-old son and a three year-old daughter. I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home. And I want my daughter to have the choice to not just succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments. Sheryl Sandberg daughter mother home I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple. Sheryl Sandberg daughter mother believe Give us a world where half our homes are run by men and half our institutions are run by women. I'm pretty sure that would be a better world. Sheryl Sandberg home running men I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own. Sheryl Sandberg succeed grateful people Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try. Sheryl Sandberg bravery graduation inspirational You know, there has never been a 24-hour period in five years when I have not responded to e-mail at Facebook. I am not saying it's easy. I work long hours. Sheryl Sandberg women work years No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. This is especially true of science and technology, where women with a surplus of talent still face a deficit of opportunity. Sheryl Sandberg technology opportunity country 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. Sheryl Sandberg work-out girl school When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework. Sheryl Sandberg divorce husband couple I realized that searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of waiting for Prince Charming. We all grew up on the fairy tale "Seeping Beauty," which instructs young women that if they just wait for their prince to arrive, they will be kissed and whisked away on a white horse to live happily ever after. Now young women are told that if they can just find the right mentor, they will be pushed up the ladder and whisked away to the corner office to live happily ever after. Once again, we are teaching women to be too dependent on others. Sheryl Sandberg horse teaching white I'm a feminist because I believe in women... it's a heavy word, feminism, but it's not one I think we should run from. I'm proud to be a feminist. Sheryl Sandberg running motivational inspirational Our culture needs to find a robust image of female success that is first, not male, and second, not a white woman on the phone, holding a crying baby. Sheryl Sandberg phones white baby If you ask men why they did a good job, they'll say, 'I'm awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?' If you ask women why they did a good job, what they'll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard. Sheryl Sandberg lucky jobs men No industry or country can reach its full potential until women reach their full potential. Sheryl Sandberg full-potential industry country So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance. Sheryl Sandberg work-life-balance life-balance balance Women systematically underestimate their own abilities. Sheryl Sandberg ability underestimate
