“But the upside of painful knowledge is so much greater than the downside of blissful ignorance.”
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
“No matter how many plans you make or how much in control you are, life is always winging it.”
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“Women need to shift from thinking "I'm not ready to do that" to thinking "I want to do that- and I'll learn by doing it.”
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
“Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do.”
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
“Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.”
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
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