I have never met a woman, or man, who stated emphatically, "Yes, I have it all.'" Because no matter what any of us has—and how grateful we are for what we have—no one has it all.

we compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not even exist yet

We have to ask ourselves if we have become so focused on supporting personal choices that we're failing to encourage women to aspire to leadership.

My hope in writing 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead' was to change the conversation from what women can't do to what we can.

I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done

Don't be afraid to ask the 'dumb' question, everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask!

The best decision I ever made was to marry Dave.