Sheryl Sandberg

“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.”

“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 an...”

“It is definitely true that adversity and hardship are not evenly distributed.”

“When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a 'good man' b...”

“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.”

“My grandfather had a paint store. It's what put my mom through college. Small business is part of my family history.”

“I absolutely loved Tina Fey's 'Bossypants' and didn't want it to end. It's hilarious as well as important. Not only did I laugh on every page, but I was nodding along, highlighting and dog-e...”

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

“You can date whoever you want, but you should marry the nerds and the good guys.”

“When my mother took her turn to sit in a gown at her graduation, she thought she only had two career options: nursing and teaching. She raised me and my sister to believe that we could do an...”

“There's no one way to grieve, and there's no one path.”

“People who are underprivileged have more to grieve and have more to overcome.”

“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, th...”

“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”

“The most important thing - and I've said it a hundred times and I'll say it a hundred times - if you marry a man, marry the right one.”

“The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.”

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

“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...”

“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 d...”

“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...”