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. -Sheryl Sandberg Women
If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be. -Sheryl Sandberg Leadership
It's more pressure on women to - if they marry or partner with someone, to partner with the right person. Because you cannot have a full career and a full life at home with your children if you are also doing all of the housework and child care. -Sheryl Sandberg Home
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. -Sheryl Sandberg Romantic
Writing about joyful experiences for just three days can improve people's moods and decrease their visits to health centers a full three months later. -Sheryl Sandberg Health
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. -Sheryl Sandberg Leadership
'Option B' draws not just on my story but on the research and stories of many people overcoming all kinds of adversity. No one should have to go through challenges and trauma alone. -Sheryl Sandberg Alone
I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement - I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done. -Sheryl Sandberg Leadership
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. -Sheryl Sandberg Leadership
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 Work
Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that's partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy. -Sheryl Sandberg Age
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. -Sheryl Sandberg Men
It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness. -Sheryl Sandberg Happiness
I'm a pragmatist. I think, as a woman, you have to be more careful. You have to be more communal, you have to say yes to more things than men, you have to worry about things that men don't have to worry about. But once we get enough women into leadership, we can break stereotypes down. If you lead, you get to decide. -Sheryl Sandberg Leadership
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. -Sheryl Sandberg Time
I would love to meet J.K. Rowling and tell her how much I admire her writing and am amazed by her imagination. I read every 'Harry Potter' book as it came out and looked forward to each new one. I am rereading them now with my kids and enjoying them every bit as much. She made me look at jelly beans in a whole new way. -Sheryl Sandberg Imagination
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 Women
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 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 Success
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. -Sheryl Sandberg Home
