Sheryl Sandberg Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“When I was in high school, I was voted most likely to succeed.”

“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.”

“Every company I know is looking for more women at the table. Every board is looking for more women at the table. There's a reason why men want to understand the challenges women face, address them, because then they're going to be better hirers, attracters and retainers of women.”

“I spent most of my career in business not saying the word 'woman.' Because if you say the word 'woman' in a business context, and often in a political context, the person on the other side of the table thinks you're about to sue them or ask for special treatment, right?”

“I think it is too hard for men to talk about gender. We have to let men talk about this... because we need men to talk about this if it is ever going to change.”

“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 probably shouldn't admit this since I work in the tech industry, but I still prefer reading paper books.”

“I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.”

“I would be better at my job if I were technical.”

“What I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.”