Feeling confident—or pretending that you feel confident—is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized.

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"When it comes time to settle down, find someone who wants an equal partner."

- Sheryl Sandberg

Love

"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."

- Sheryl Sandberg

Awareness

"Trying to do it all and expecting it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy."

- Sheryl Sandberg

Balance

"It is the ultimate luxury to combine passion and contribution. It's also a very clear path to happiness."

- Sheryl Sandberg

Happiness

"Communication works best when we combine appropriateness with authenticity, finding that sweet spot where opinions are not brutally honest but delicately honest."

- Sheryl Sandberg

Integrity

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"The Lord is sending more exceptional spirits to earth. As a body they excel the average capacity of their forebears. Their potential for personal growth and positive contribution is enormous."

- Elder Richard G. Scott

Empowerment

"As leaders of the Church, there isn’t anything in this world we wouldn’t do that’s right for you. We have great confidence in you. You are not just ordinary young men and young women. You are choice spirits, many of you having been held back in reserve for almost 6,000 years to come forth in this day, at this time, when the temptations, responsibilities, and opportunities are the very greatest."

- President Ezra Taft Benson

Empowerment

"Women challenge the status quo because we are never it."

- Cindy Gallop

Empowerment

"We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do."

- Arlan Hamilton

Empowerment

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."

- Oprah Winfrey

Empowerment