Sara Blakely Thinking Quotations

I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating. Most people attach failure to something not working out or how people perceive you. This way, it is about answering to yourself.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Whatever you can think, you can create; just have a very clear vision... Once you have your snapshot, work on filling in the blanks to get to that place.