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Sheryl Sandberg is an American businesswoman and author, recognized for her role as the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook since 2008. She is also known for her advocacy for women in the workplace and her influential book 'Lean In'.

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Famous Sheryl Sandberg Quotes

“When my mother took her turn to sit in a gown at her graduation, she thought she only had two career options: nursing and teaching. She raised me and my sister to believe that we could do anything, and we believed her.”

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“Facebook is a really exciting place trying to do something really important that I really believe in. And it matters.”

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“We [Facebook] really believe in enabling people to be their authentic selves on the web, and enabling people to communicate directly with each other in a very personal way.”

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“In our performance reviews with women, we need to be saying, "Are you reaching enough? Are you applying for jobs when you meet some of the criteria like men, or are you waiting to meet all the criteria like women do?" There's so much we can do to encourage women to take on more and believe in themselves.”

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“I believe we need affordable child care. I believe we need flexibility. I believe we need institutional reform and public policy reform.”

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“Speak up. Believe in yourself. Take risks.”

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“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.”

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“It turns out that a husband who does the laundry, it's very romantic when you're older. And it's hard to believe when you're younger. But it's absolutely true.”

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“But I really believe that when you give people authentic identity, which is what Facebook does, and you can be your real self and connect with real people online, things will change.”

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“I don't hold myself out as a role model. I don't believe that everyone should make the same choices; that everyone has to want to be a CEO, or everyone should want to be a work-at-home mother. I want everyone to be able to choose. But I want us to be able to choose unencumbered by gender choosing for us.”

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“I don't pretend there aren't biological differences, but I don't believe the desire for leadership is hardwired biology, not the desire to win or excel. I believe that it's socialization, that we're socializing our daughters to nurture and our boys to lead.”

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“Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.”

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“We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.”

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Book:Lean In for Graduates

Source: Lean In for Graduates

“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.”

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“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.”

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“No one gets to the top, if they sit on the sidelines, or if they don't believe in themselves.”

Ifs Believe Don't Believe Sidelines

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“Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.”

Believe Believe In Yourself Believe In You

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“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.”

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Book:Lean In for Graduates

Source: Lean In for Graduates

“Bring your whole self to work. I don't believe we have a professional self Monday through Friday and a real self the rest of the time. It is all professional and it is all personal.”

Believe Real Self Whole Don't Believe Monday Friday Real Self

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About the Author

Born: August 28, 1969
Known for: Businesswoman
Quotes: 236

Books & Sources

Lean In for GraduatesRelated source material

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to LeadRelated source material

Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding JoyRelated source material

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