Sara Blakely Quotes - Page 2

Failures are life's way of nudging you and letting you know you are off course. Trying new things and not being afraid to fail along the way are more important than what you learn in school.

I'm obsessed with the customer. I am the customer. I really don't think you can go wrong if you don't take your eye off of that. Serving the customer. How does she feel? I feel like the fashion industry has cared a lot about how we look but not about how we feel.

You’ve got to embrace what you don’t know.

We don't have the luxury of time. We spend more because of how we live, but it's important to be with our family and friends.

Failure to me became not trying versus not succeeding

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.

If somebody can do something 80 percent as good as you think you would have done it yourself, then you've got to let it go.

Perseverance is the key to starting a successful business.

My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for seven years.

Courage is doing something despite the fear, and I've worked hard on being a courageous person.

Ideas, even million-dollar ones, are most vulnerable in their infancy; don't share them with too many people. However, don't hide your plan from people who can help you move it forward.

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.

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.

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know.

Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset.

My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item.

I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver.

The thought of my mortality - I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number's up.

What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look.

I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.

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.

When something I can't control happens, I ask myself : where is the hidden gift, where is the positive in this?

Everything in our society is so purposeful.

Embrace what you don`t know

I knew that I wanted to start my own business. I knew that I wanted to work for myself. I was no stranger to the word no. You just have to keep going.