Sophia Amoruso

“stage at a Women’s Wear Daily CEO Summit.”

— Sophia Amoruso

“Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore.”

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I was OK before this, I will be OK after this.

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You don't get what you don't ask for

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“Don't ever let the Man get you.”

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“I conjured that bitch.”

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“There’s a certain freedom to being an”

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“fortune favors action.”

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Treat your mind like your money, don't waste it.

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“A picture is a secret about a secret, the more it tells you the more you know.”

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I didn't have weekends for the longest time and it felt so indulgent to finally have weekends.

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Look at the other side of things even if you know you'll never agree. It creates empathy.

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A #GIRLBOSS knows when to throw punches and when to roll with them.

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If you listen only to those around you, the chances of your dreams coming true are very small.

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It takes a special kind of stubbornness to succeed as an entrepreneur

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You can't act like you've arrived when you're only just receiving the invitation.

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Forcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for…

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When your goal is to gain experience, perspective, and knowledge, failure is no longer a possibility

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“Naturally, every boyfriend comes with an ex-girlfriend, every business comes with competitors, but it is entirely up to you to decide how…

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“The smattering of stores screaming "normal" from their windows just did not cut it for me, and the thought of paying to…

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What do you do when you’re living in a hut for $500 a month and subsisting on Boston Market and Subway? You…

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You have to be really vigilant and appreciative of what you have and not get too excited about anything. But it's important…

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“But difficult doesn’t mean impossible, and out of the bajillions of things in this universe that you can’t control, what you can…

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I guess it has to be healthy, you have to be honest with yourself and I think that's when ego is okay.

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You have to ask yourself a lot of questions and probably go to therapy to make sure that you're not someone who's…

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No matter where you are in life, you'll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people…

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“I wanted to live outside the capitalist structure, to live free and travel free, and to exist outside a nine-to-five-life-girl's body. I…

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“I was never disappointed when a particular job didn't work out, since I'd already lived an entire life feeling so far out…

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Many people are too lazy to go out, can't afford to, or are too swamped. If you can manage your workload and…

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In my teens I saw the world in only black and white. Now I know that most things exist in a certain…

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“For a long time I kept the piece of paper that tallied up everything that had been in the shopping cart the…

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“I also think you can end up ignoring, and even losing, the positive things in your life by focusing too much on…

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“I didn't know it at the time, but what I was doing here included two keys to running a successful business: knowing…

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“Even with no manager watching to give me a gold star, it was important to do my best. Who cares if a…

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“Introverts are naturally more sensitive because they don’t need a ton of dopamine, the “feel-good” neurotransmitter that your brain produces in response…

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“In a now famous commencement speech at Stanford University, Steve Jobs urged the graduating class to “stay hungry. Stay foolish.” Never let…

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It's a huge assortment that we have under our roof and I don't know, it's just managing a taste level and execution…

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Just women who are really eclectic, so every woman from Gwyneth Paltrow to Peggy Nolan, who has half a shaved head and…

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It's really, really eclectic. It's not a business book [Girlboss], but it's still a book that should make you want to get…

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“unemotional as possible when you’re asking for a raise. First, be really honest with yourself and make sure that you deserve the…

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