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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.
— Sara Blakely
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
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
Perseverance is the key to starting a successful business.
— Sara Blakely
I feel like money makes you more of who you already are.
— Sara Blakely
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.
— Sara Blakely
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.
— Sara Blakely
I didn't want women to walk out of the dressing rooms feeling depressed and wanting a cocktail.
— Sara Blakely
Failure to me became not trying versus not succeeding
— Sara Blakely
Courage is doing something despite the fear, and I've worked hard on being a courageous person.
— Sara Blakely
I'd never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn't exist.
— Sara Blakely
What you don't know can be your greatest asset
— 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
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
You've got to embrace what you don't know.
— Sara Blakely
Where I get my energy is: 'How can I make it better?'
— Sara Blakely
Shapewear is the canvas and the clothes are the art.
— Sara Blakely
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.
— Sara Blakely
It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.
— Sara Blakely
I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.
— Sara Blakely
I didn't like the way it looked in white trousers, and I couldn't find anything to work underneath them.
— 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
I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.
— Sara Blakely
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.
— Sara Blakely
When something I can't control happens, I ask myself : where is the hidden gift, where is the positive in this?
— Sara Blakely
Everything in our society is so purposeful.
— Sara Blakely
I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants.
— Sara Blakely
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.
— Sara Blakely
You've got to visualize where you're headed and be very clear about it. Take a polaroid picture of where you're going to be in a few years.
— Sara Blakely
What I most identify with is effortless fashion, looking as if someone's not put a lot of effort into their look.
— Sara Blakely
Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful.
— Sara Blakely
It's really a full-time job to manage our lives.
— Sara Blakely
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.
— Sara Blakely
Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.
— Sara Blakely
The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness.
— Sara Blakely