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We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.

Sheryl Sandberg

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Sheryl Sandberg
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 28
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Sheryl Kara Sandberg
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I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women.
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