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… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire. — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
With every obstacle that has happened to me in my life, my brain immediately says, ‘Where is the hidden blessing?’ In starting a business… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top. — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
In the next decade, I see Spanx going worldwide. Everywhere. No butt left behind. It's going to be all over the world and it's… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
Within the first year of launching my company, Spanx, I decided to go over to England and cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Selfridges the… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful. — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
Failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. This way, it is about answering to yourself. — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
I cut the feet out of control top pantyhose one night, threw them on under my white pants and realized that the toning and… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
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… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
