“An accurate knowledge of the past of a country is necessary for everyone who would understand its present, and who desires to judge of its future.” CountryPastDesireJudgingAccurateKnowledge Of The Past Author:Annie Besant
“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.” IfsMenHardJobsAsksLuckyAskingGood Job Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“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 mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited.” WorldTodayMotherChoicesInspiringRoomsCareersLuckyGrandmotherMothers DayAdmittingCareers Choices Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“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.” WantSchoolYoungGirlStudySeriousHigh SchoolHarderWork OutGeek 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.” BalanceWork Life BalanceLife BalanceWork And Life Balance Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“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.” BelieveYoungMotherWishSimpleDaughterBelieve In YourselfMy DaughterYoung WomenFabulous Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Women are not making it to the top. A hundred and ninety heads of state; nine are women. Of all the people in parliament in the world, thirteen per cent are women. In the corporate sector, women at the top - C-level jobs, board seats - tops out at fifteen, sixteen per cent.” PeopleWorldStatesJobsLevelsHundredNineCorporateBoardsSeatsCentsFifteenParliamentNinetySixteenThirteenHead Of State Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“It's easy to dislike the few senior women out there. What if women were half the positions in power? It would be harder to dislike all of them.” IfsWould BeEasyHalfPositionHarderWhat IfDislikeSeniorLike And Dislike Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“I feel really grateful to the people who encouraged me and helped me develop. Nobody can succeed on their own.” PeopleFeelsSucceedGratefulLeaning In Author:Sheryl Sandberg
“Islam believes in many prophets, and Al Quran is nothing but a confirmation of the old Scriptures.” BelieveIslamScriptureProphetAlsQuranConfirmation Author:Annie Besant