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“Feeling confident - or pretending that you feel confident - is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized".”
― Sheryl Sandberg

“Anyone who brings up gender in the workplace is wading into deep and muddy waters. The subject itself presents a paradox, forcing us to acknowledge differences while trying to achieve the goal of being treated the same.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women who display these same traits often pay a social penalty. Female accomplishments come at a cost.17”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren’t afraid? And then go do it.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In for Graduates

“Men are allowed to be focused on their own achievements, while loyalty is expected from women.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“She is very ambitious” is not a compliment in our culture.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Men can comfortably claim credit for what they do as long as they don't veer into arrogance. For women, taking credit comes at a real social and professional cost.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for.”
― Amy Poehler

“Great people do things before they’re ready. They do things before they know they can do it.”
― Amy Poehler

“I believe great people do things before they are ready.”
― Amy Poehler, Yes Please

“It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for. It takes years to find your voice and seize your real estate.”
― Amy Poehler, Yes Please