Sophia Amoruso

“Entrepreneurial people are passionate about what they do, comfortable with taking risks, and quick at moving on from failures.”

— Sophia Amoruso

“confidence to define success and failure for herself who succeeds. These words were not invented for an incremental life. “Success” and “failure”…

— Sophia Amoruso

Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world.

— Sophia Amoruso

“You have to kick people out of your head as forcefully as you'd kick someone out of your house.”

— Sophia Amoruso

Focus on the positive things in your life and you'll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening

— Sophia Amoruso

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

— Sophia Amoruso

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

— Sophia Amoruso

“If this is a man's world, who cares? I'm still really glad to be a girl in it.”

— Sophia Amoruso

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

— Sophia Amoruso

“You don't get what you want if you don't ask for it.”

— Sophia Amoruso

“When the stakes are high—I’m talking cataclysmic-level change, success or failure—sometimes you just have to jump, screaming the whole fucking way. I…

— Sophia Amoruso

“Remember, #GIRLBOSS: It’s not cool to get drunk on your own success.”

— Sophia Amoruso

“But you, dear #GIRLBOSS, should save 10 percent at the bare minimum. I know it’s a lot easier to talk about saving…

— Sophia Amoruso

Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back

— Sophia Amoruso

“the whole philosophy behind this book is that true success lies in knowing your weaknesses and playing to your strengths. In short,…

— Sophia Amoruso

“This ensures that when I’m bogged down with day-to-day bureaucracy and details, I don’t lose sight of what I really want.”

— Sophia Amoruso

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

— Sophia Amoruso

“decided then that I don’t want to spend time thinking about things that I don’t want to have a place in my…

— Sophia Amoruso

“Instead of spending my time trolling the forums and obsessing about what other sellers were doing, I focused on making my store…

— Sophia Amoruso

“In whatever you do, you’re not going to stand out unless you think big and have ideas that are truly original. That…

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“Finally, though, I arrived at a point where I decided this was bullshit. I stopped feeling as if I didn’t belong anywhere,…

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“When I put on makeup, I'm not doing it to pander to antiquated patriarchal ideals of feminine beauty. I'm doing it because…

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“When you begin with the finish line in mind, you miss all the fun stuff along the way.”

— Sophia Amoruso

“The same goes for business: There’s no karmic law that dictates your business will succeed if others fail, so why not just…

— Sophia Amoruso

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

— Sophia Amoruso