Sara Blakely Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

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

“Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.”

“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.”

“I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire.”

“I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.”

“I feel like money makes you more of who you already are.”

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

“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.”

“My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item.”

“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.”