Sheryl Sandberg Quotes

I consider my position in the business world not as a woman but as a person.

Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.

I think the goal is parity: I try to be pro-woman without being anti-man, and I hope and wish that men could do the same in that when they look at the screenplay, they say, 'Wait, wait, wait - is my daughter represented here, is my wife represented here? Is my sister represented?'

I never saw gender as a barrier.

I'm always asked about how women get on in the boardroom and my answer is always, 'Never acknowledge that you are a woman. Your gender is not the point.'

Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.

I don't see things in terms of gender.

I wish everything was gender neutral. I wish we weren't separated by boundaries like pink and blue and little things like that. I wish we could choose how we express ourselves without hate.

In the conversation about women in leadership, male voices are noticeably absent.

When lions paint pictures men will not always be represented as conquerors. When women translate laws, constitutions, bibles and philosophies, man will not always be the declared heard of the church, the state, and the home.

I hate that we're always called "the all-female Ghostbusters," because you wouldn't refer to the original as "the all-male Ghostbusters."

Donald Trump thinks belittling women makes him bigger. We need to stand up and be clear that we don't want this, we need to celebrate diversity. America is great because America is good.

I think it is absurd to give such tremendous importance to the distinctions between men and women. When I meet someone I regard that person as a human being. I do not say "This is a man; this is a woman."

I don't think about being male or female, I just behave naturally. I think in terms of excellence in science, not gender.

I don't face any particular problems as a woman president because I have been a professional for a long time. I keep telling people: I am a technocrat who happens to be a woman.

I'm excited about representing my gender, but at the same time it doesn't matter. I wouldn't say my gender has been a disadvantage.

It should not be harder for our daughters to direct than our sons. It should be an equal playing field.

Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men.

I'm happy to always be included in the list of women. I'd like to be in the sections about female leaders and male leaders. Why not?

This year women learned that if we aren't at the table, we're on the menu.

It should not prejudice my voice that I'm not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I'm taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation.

I don't make a distinction between men and women. To me they are just people.

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

I've never had a problem in a male-dominated sector. Results speak for themselves.

I refuse the compliment that I think like a man, thought has no sex, one either thinks or one does not.