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“What would you do if you weren't afraid?”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence."
(Harvard Business School definition of leadership)”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“A feminist is someone who believes in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“I'm sorry if this sounds harsh or surprises anyone, but this is where we are. If you want the outcome to be different, you will have to do something about it.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“If a woman pushes to get the job done, if she's highly competent, if she focuses on results rather than on pleasing others, she's acting like a man. And if she acts like a man, people dislike her.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“I believe women can lead more in the workplace.
I believe men can contribute more in the home. And I believe that this will create a better world, one where half our institutions are run by women and half our homes are run by men.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, you don’t ask what seat. You just get on.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“We must raise both the ceiling and the floor.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical, and performance-oriented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed.... Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

“you get nothing else from this book, know this: your deceased loved ones are loving, guiding, and protecting you from the Other Side.”
― Theresa Caputo, There's More to Life Than This: Healing Messages, Remarkable Stories, and Insight About the Other Side from the Long Island Medium

“Victories are a byproduct of a larger vision. It begins with a question:

How much do we owe one another?

Each coach's and player's individual answer is one of the building blocks of The Streak. De La Salle separates itself from the competition because everyone from the head coach to the least accomplished player on the roster is willing to make the sacrifices necessary to be their absolute best.”
― Neil Hayes, When the Game Stands Tall, Special Movie Edition: The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak

“It is because good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant.”
― Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

“Sometimes a man has to cry. Even if he is a man.”
― Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

“As writers we intend to make a difference, to alter people's lives for the greater good. . .this is why we write, to have an impact on society, to put a personal stamp on history. . .Art and literature are the legacies we leave to succeeding generations. We'll be forgotten, but our books and essays, our stories and poems can survive us. . .”
― Lee Gutkind, You Can't Make This Stuff Up

“Even if you are not actively mourning a loved one right now, you bought my book for a reason, and I don’t think there are many accidents in our world. Maybe you were meant to read this today, come back to it another time, or earmark it for a friend. No matter what, I’ll bet it’s just what Spirit ordered.”
― Theresa Caputo, There's More to Life Than This: Healing Messages, Remarkable Stories, and Insight About the Other Side from the Long Island Medium

“It would be easy to become a victim of our circumstances and continue feeling sad, scared or angry; or instead, we could choose to deal with injustice humanely and break the chains of negative thoughts and energies, and not let ourselves sink into it.”
― Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary

“No matter what race we are, what ethnic background, sexual orientation, or what views we may have, we are all human. Unfortunately, not all humans see it that way.”
― Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always try to do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, are great.”—Mark Twain”
― Ryan Blair, Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur

“Option A is not available. so let's just kick the shit out of Option B."

Life is never perfect. We all live some form of Option B.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy