All Sara Blakely Quotes
- 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… Away Three
- It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable. Happen
- 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. Differently
- What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look. Effort
- Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your… Beginning
- 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… Answering
- 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… Eminem
- My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we didn't have something, he would… Afraid
- I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying. Always Flying
- 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… Asset
- 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… Anyone
- 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… Cents
- Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up. Almost Threw
- Everything in our society is so purposeful. Funny
- I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties. Aim
- I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire. Always Joke
- I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time. Body
- I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants. Looked
- I didn't like the way it looked in white trousers, and I couldn't find anything to work underneath them. Find
- I feel like money makes you more of who you already are. Feel
- I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience. Bring
- I'd never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn't exist. Exist
- My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item. Business
- 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… Dictated
- 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,… Brother