Sara Blakely quotes - page 2

I'd never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn't exist. (Sara Blakely)
Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away. View quote
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I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I'd have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. View quote
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Where I get my energy is: 'How can I make it better?' View quote
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The thing about fashion - it's like ducks going quack, quack quack. It's being dictated from above, and it just makes me want to rebel against it. View quote
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I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties. View quote
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My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top. View quote
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When I'm bored or tired of being blonde, I'll throw on a wig. It's a lot less of a permanent way to change your look, and I have about 10 - all different colors, shapes, bobs, long hair, short, feathered. View quote
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What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look. View quote
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Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else. View quote
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Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you're guaranteed to do them differently. (Sara Blakely)
It's really a full-time job to manage our lives. View quote
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I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it. View quote
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I made a conscious decision not to tell anyone in my life. Now I tell people - don't tell anyone your idea until you have invested enough of yourself in it that you are not going to turn back. When a person has an idea at that conception moment it is the most vulnerable - one negative comment could knock you off course. View quote
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Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' is my go-to song to pump myself up if I'm having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech. View quote
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I think very early on in life we all learn what we're good at and what we're not good at, and we stay where it's safe. View quote
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It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable. View quote
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I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time. View quote
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I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, 'Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,' and he would high-five me and say, 'Way to go.' View quote
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I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream. View quote
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I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say. (Sara Blakely)
I'll mix a lot of things. I'll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents. View quote
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The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it. View quote
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