He said that when you want to change things, you can't please everyone. If you do please everyone, you aren't making enough progress. Mark was right.

— Sheryl Sandberg

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

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

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

If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can. . . And accepting them.

— Sheryl Sandberg

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

— Sheryl Sandberg

If we push hard now, this next wave can be the last wave. In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders

— Sheryl Sandberg

If we want a world with greater equality, we need to acknowledge that women are less likely to keep their hands up. We need institutions and individuals to notice and correct for this behavior by encouraging, promoting, and championing more women. And women have to learn to keep their hands up, because when they lower them, even managers with the best intentions might not notice.

— Sheryl Sandberg

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

I have written this book to encourage women to dream big, forge a path through the obstacles, and achieve their full potential. I am hoping that each woman will set her own goals and reach for them with gusto. And I am hoping that each man will do his part to support women in the workplace and in the home, also with gusto. As we start using the talents of the entire population, our institutions will be more productive, our homes will be happier, and the children growing up in those homes will no longer be held back by narrow stereotypes.

— Sheryl Sandberg