Sheryl Sandberg Quotes

It is the rank and file - the average woman - for whom the world has opened up so astonishingly.

The world belongs to those who want to make a difference, and gender is no barrier.

The world increasingly allows girls to be whoever they wish to be - homemaker, mother, secretary, executive.

Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen in America... Barriers can come down. Justice and equality can win.

I like the fact that glass ceilings are breaking all over.

All girls know that they can be anything now. That transformation is to me one of the most satisfying things.

The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s.

Stronger than all the armies is the idea whose time has come. The time has come for equality in sharing in government and education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here.

Up you mighty race. You can accomplish what you will! Build your future on these foundations: Freedom, Justice and Equality.

Every now and then I am reminded that even though the need for being a feminist is gradually disappearing in this country, we haven't quite reached the millennium.

I wanted to create a culture that allowed my children to see the world differently, if only from a strictly visual perspective: to have a child see a room where half of the people are women and minorities is so powerful. I think everyone wants for their children a world that's better than the one they came up in.

There is no denying that we have made great progress toward gender equality.

I believe it's on everyone - men and women - to knock down stereotypes and outdated assumptions.

I'm definitely a feminist.

We must open the doors of opportunity.

Sometimes I have a notion that what might improve the situation is to have women take over the occupations of government and trade and to give men their freedom.

Feminism is not here to dictate to you. It’s not prescriptive, it’s not dogmatic. All we are here to do is give you a choice. If you want to run for President, you can. If you don’t, that’s wonderful, too. I’m lucky I was raised to believe that my opinion at the dinner table was valuable. My mum and I spoke as loudly as my brothers.

True, the movement for woman's rights has broken many old fetters, but it has also forged new ones.

I want to say one word to the men who are present. I fear you think the 'new woman' is going to wipe you off the planet, but be not afraid. All who have mothers, sisters, wives or sweethearts will be very well looked after.

Human kind is made up of two sexes, women and men. Is it possible that a mass is improved by the improvement of only one part and the other part is ignored? Is it possible that if half of a mass is tied to earth with chains and the other half can soar into skies?

In the past a man was expected to give his seat on a bus to a woman. Today it would be much more courteous for that man to give her his job.

Glass ceilings have been broken, but more have to be broken.

I was told Indian women don't think like that about equality. But I would like to argue that if they don't think like that they should be given a real opportunity to think like that.

Women often find great roles in revolution, simply because the rules fall apart and everyone has agency, anyone can act.

If you scratch below the surface and ask what really makes me tick, it's the liberalism of trying to promote freedom and opportunity. Promoting social mobility is one of the keys to that.