118 Quotes by Sara Blakely

Most of us want to tell our coworkers or friends, or husbands or wives, our ideas. For what reason? We want validation. But I feel ideas are most vulnerable in their infancy. Out of love and concern, friends and family give all the reasons or objections on why [you] shouldn't do it. I didn't want to risk that.

Most of the reason we don’t do things is because we’re afraid to fail. I just made a decision one day that I was not not going to do things in my life because of fear.

Ensure that you do things differently from everyone else

I'd never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn't exist.

Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.

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.

Failure is not the outcome - failure is not trying. Don't be afraid to fail.

My advice for an entrepreneur just starting out is to differentiate yourself. Why are you different? What’s important about you? Why does the customer need you?

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.