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Sara Blakely Quotes

Sara Blakely quotes

American Businesswoman February 21, 1971

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Sara Blakely quote: "It's the power of the brand. We've never formally advertised."
It's the power of the brand. We've never formally advertised. Sara Blakely
I cut the feet off of a pair of panty hose and it allowed me to wear a pair of great strappy sandals. I didn't see lines but the hose rolled up at my feet - and that's how Spanx born. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing..."
It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable. Sara Blakely
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 always been done, you're guaranteed to do them differently. Sara Blakely
My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants."
I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "It's really a full-time job to manage our lives."
It's really a full-time job to manage our lives. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "Everything in our society is so purposeful."
Everything in our society is so purposeful. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "Where I get my energy is: 'How can I make it better?'"
Where I get my energy is: 'How can I make it better?' Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the..."
I aim to be pretty - I gave up dressing to be sexy in the eighties. Sara Blakely
In the next decade, I see Spanx going worldwide. Everywhere. No butt left behind. It's going to be all over the world and it's going to be an aspirational brand that transcends categories. There's so many things we can improve upon and make better. Sara Blakely
Within the first year of launching my company, Spanx, I decided to go over to England and cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Selfridges the same way I had cold-called Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's here in the United States. Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely quote: "You've got to embrace what you don't know."
You've got to embrace what you don't know. Sara Blakely
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 ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents. Sara Blakely

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