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Sara Blakely Quotes

Sara Blakely quotes

American Businesswoman February 21, 1971

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When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self employed prior to this happening. It was my mental preparation meeting the opportunity in that moment. Sara Blakely
I'm just like so many women - I was frustrated, I had these white pants that I had spent a lot of money on, and you get home and you think, 'What am I really supposed to wear under this?' So it was a frustrated consumer moment. Sara Blakely
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 system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "Trust your gut."
Trust your gut. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "I think my story says that, when women are given the chance..."
I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver. Sara Blakely
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. Sara Blakely
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. Sara Blakely
When I was 7, I came up with the idea of 'charm socks.' My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school. Sara Blakely
I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream. Sara Blakely
My husband is such a healthy eater. Except when it comes to sweets. He never consumes anything except fruit until noon. And then from noon on he might have some brown rice and some tofu, and then, come eight or nine at night, he orders three mud-pie double-chocolate pieces of cake and eats all three of them. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time."
We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body..."
I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up."
Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up. Sara Blakely
I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class,..."
I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying. Sara Blakely

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