Sheryl Sandberg Bossy Quotes & Sayings

Go to a playground: Little girls get called 'bossy' all the time, a word that's almost never used for boys. And that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. When a man does a good job, everyone says, 'That's great.' When a woman does that same thing, she'll get feedback that says things like, 'Your results are good, but your peers just don't like you as much' or 'maybe you were a little aggressive.' — Sheryl Sandberg

Lost motivation means that you broke promises to yourself and haven't corrected them yet. You need to believe in yourself again. This can only happen when you start fulfilling the small promises you make to yourself. — Chris Powell

The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love. — Luther Burbank

When a girl tries to lead, she is often labeled bossy. Boys are seldom called bossy because a boy taking the role of a boss does not surprise or offend. — Sheryl Sandberg

I'm going to destroy you, princess. I'll toy with you, tempt you, and give you everything you never knew to ask for. — Setta Jay

I'm never wrong? Who besides Republican presidents and evil masterminds can say that with a straight face? — Josh Lanyon

As a country and as a world, we are not comfortable with women in leadership roles. We call little girls bossy. — Sheryl Sandberg

Drugs have played no significant factor in my life. — Dennis Brown

We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars. — Jack Gilbert

We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground; little girls get called bossy all the time - a word that's almost never used for boys - and that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. — Sheryl Sandberg

Next time you're about to call your daughter bossy, take a deep breath and say, 'My daughter has executive leadership skills.' — Sheryl Sandberg

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

I think it's weird that people think someone who's not a politician could be the mayor of Chicago. — Eric Zorn

Was it fair to say I didn't know the full state of my soul? — Anne Rice

Everything's uglier up close.

Not you. — John Green