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No one gets to the top, if they sit on the sidelines, or if they don't believe in themselves.

Sheryl Sandberg

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Sheryl Sandberg
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: August 28
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Computer Scientist
Economist
Washington
District of Columbia
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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