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" When I wrote 'Lean In,' some people argue that I did not spend enough time writing about the difficulties women face when they don't have a partner. They were right. "

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" Success, for me, is that if my son chooses to be a stay-at-home parent, he is cheered on for that decision. And if my daughter chooses to work outside the home and is successful, she's cheered on and supported. "

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Daughter

Son

" False news hurts everyone. It hurts our community; it hurts us as individuals. "

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" Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap. "

" We have to work on treating ourselves like we would treat our friends. "

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" I think when tragedy occurs, it presents a choice. You can give in to the void: the emptiness that fills your heart, your lungs, constricts your ability to think or even breathe. Or you can try to find meaning. "

" 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. "

" I'm not telling women to be like men. I'm telling us to evaluate what men and women do in the workforce and at home without the gender bias. "

" I think we build resilience to prepare for whatever adversity we'll face. And we all face some adversity - we're all living some form of Option B. "

" I tell people in their careers, 'Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.' "

" I really don't have any plan to leave Facebook. I put it so many times on the record, and I just don't get what to do to say it as clear as possible: I'm staying in Facebook; I really love my job. "

" We need to build resilience together, rooted in religion, rooted in schools, rooted in our health care institutions. "

" 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. "

" As women get more powerful, they get less likable. I see women holding themselves back because of this, but if we start talking about the success-likability penalty women face, then we can do something about it. "

" 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. "

" I wrote 'Option B' because I want other people to know it can get better, and I want to help people make it better. "

" We've got to get women to sit at the table. "

" I think the U.S. needs a better safety net... If you're a single mum or even a dual-parent working family, what do you do if you've got a sick child? "

" If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be. "

" I think we would be stronger if half our countries and companies were run by women and half our homes were run by men. "

" Judaism is my home. Judaism is super important to me, in death and in life. "

" I believe very deeply that the world would be a better place if it weren't run as it's currently run, which is by men. "

" It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness. "

" Over the last 10 years, women have stalled out at the top. "

" So there's no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance. "

" I am a bigger-picture manager because I've lived through something that's a big picture. "

" Our discomfort with female leadership runs deep. We call little girls bossy. We never really call little boys bossy, because a boy is expected to lead, so it doesn't surprise or offend. "

" We all have shortcomings. "

Sheryl Sandberg

Shortcomings

" Until women are as ambitious as men, they're not gong to achieve as much as men. "

" What about the rat race in the first place? Is it worthwhile? Or are you just buying into someone else's definition of success? Only you can decide that, and you'll have to decide it over and over and over. But if you think it's a rat race, before you drop out, take a deep breath. Maybe you picked the wrong job. Try again. And then try again. "

" Pages on Facebook are allowed to be anonymous. That is really important. People start revolutions; we need anonymity. "