Whenever possible, women should substitute “we” for “I”. A woman’s request will be better recieved if she asserts, “We had a great year,” as opposed to “I had a great year.”
lk 47
Lean In vol 12
When a man helps a colleague, the recipient feels indebted to him and is highly likely to return the favor. But when a woman helps out, the feeling of indebtedness is weaker. She’s communal, right? She wants to help others./…/ Even more fustrating, when a woman declines to help a colleague, she often receives less favorable reviews and fewer rewards. But a man who declines to help? He pays no penalty.
lk 45–46
Lean In vol 11
As a girl, you know that being smart is good in lots of ways, but it doesn’t make you particulary popular or attractive to boys.
lk 42
Lean In 10
If a woman pushes to get the job done, if she’s highly compentent, if she focuses on result rather on pleasing others, she’s acting like a man. And if she acts like a man, people dislike her.
lk 41
Lean In vol 9
When a man is successful, he is liked by both men and women. When a woman is successful, people of both genders like her less.
lk 40
Lean In vol 8
You have to take oppurtunities and make an oppurtunity fit for you, rahter than the other way around.
lk 35
Composing A Life vol 8
Traditionally, women expected inequality in marriage, looking for husbands who were older, taller, richer, and more intelligent than themselves. Not surprisingly, these same husbands continue to earn more and expect their careers to take precedence. We used to be taught to avoid even the appearance of equality lest it threaten the marriage and lead to competition and conflict. Today, women seek equality, but the male game of “Anything you can do, I can do better” makes for a dull world.
lk 109
Lean In vol 7
And in situations where a man and a woman each receive negative feedback, the woman’s self-confidence and self-esteem drop to a much greater degree.
lk 30
Composing A Life vol 7
American men a firmly encouraged to move away from closeness to their mothers, with really strong ties considered slightly pathological, not quite manly.
lk 104
Lean In vol 6
Ask a man to explain his success and he will typically credit his own innate qualities and skills. Ask a woman the same question and she will attribute her success to external factors insisting she did well because she “worked really hard,” or “got lucky,” or “had help from others.” Men and women also differ then it comes to explaining failure. When a man fails, he points to factors like “didn’t study enough” or “not interested in the subject matter”. When a woman fails, she is more likely to believe it is due to an inherent lack of ability.
lk 30
Composing A Life vol 6
Women have traditionally been regarded as conservative and inclined to stay at home. Going forth to seek adventure as been regarded as male speciality—running away to sea, joining the circus, seeking new worlds to conqure. But conquest is not the best route to learning.
lk 66
Südikus vol 7
Meil kõigil tulevad oma piirid ette, mitte üksnes ande, vaid ka võimaluste poolest. Ent tihedamini, kui me seda arvamegi, on need piirid meie enda seatud. Me proovime, meid saadab ebaedu, ning me järeldame, et oleme oma võimaluste lae saavutanud. Või siis muudame kurssi pärast paari esimese sammu astumist. Mõlemal juhul ei läheme me oma teekonnal nii kaugele, kui võiksime.
lk 309
Seitse lühikest füüsikatundi vol 2
Ma usun, et meie liik ei püsi kaua. Me ei tundu olevat sellisest puust, mis on võimaldanud näiteks kilpkonnal eksisteerida enam-vähem muutumatuna sadu miljoneid aastaid ehk sadu kordi kauem, kui me üldse olemas oleme olnud. Kuulume lühiealisesse liigirühma. Kõik meie sugulased on juba välja surnud. Enamgi veel, me teeme kahju. Meie enda valla päästetud rängad kliima—ja keskkonnamuudatused jätavad meile vähe võimalusi. Planeedi Maa jaoks võivad need osutuda väikeseks, tähtususetuks välgatuseks, kuid ma ei usu, et elaksime need terve nahaga üle, eriti kuna avalik ja poliitiline arvamus eelistab jaanalinnu kombel pea liiva alla peita ja eirata neid ohte, kuhu praegu tormame.
lk 107–108
Südikus vol 6
…, et kui loom, olgu ta rott või inimene, pole otseselt kogenud jõupingutuse ja sellele järgneva tasu seost, on ta vaikimisi seadistatud laiskusele.
lk 271
Seitse lühikest füüsikatundi vol 1
Mineviku ja tuleviku vahel on tuvastatav vahe üksnes juhul, kui toimub soojuse ülekandmine.
lk 87
