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The reason I don't have a plan is because if I have a plan I'm limited to today's options.

Sheryl Sandberg

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Sheryl Sandberg
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 28
Businessperson
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Computer Scientist
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Washington
District of Columbia
Sheryl Kara Sandberg
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Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized.
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I'm a feminist because I believe in women... it's a heavy word, feminism, but it's not one I think we should run from. I'm proud to be a feminist.
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I want my daughter to have the choice not just to succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.
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Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else's point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.
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