Sara Blakely Quotes
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.
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It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.
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Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.
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When you cease to dream you cease to live.
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There was a period where I was a little scared that I'd blown my chance.
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In a play, you only get one chance, and you have to get it perfect. In a film, you can change and fix it whatever way you want, so really, there's a pretty big difference.
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If you're an independent voter, I'm willing to bet that you were not too happy at the prospect of hitting the polls on November 8, 2016. But let me guess – you did it anyway because after all, it's your civic duty, right?
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The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people.
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The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it.
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Healthcare is the only civil system where new technology makes prices go up instead of down.
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Any time that you can give the consumer more of what they want, it's a good thing. I said from Day 1 that the unbundling of the album is a good thing.
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This is not a skill problem, this is a will problem. Does America have the will to make education a priority? We know the things that work. Why don't we scale up those things that do work.
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I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
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We got guys who can score. Everybody knows guys can score.
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Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing.
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I think the whole policy of pre-emptive war is a serious, serious mistake.
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Preying on the grievances of disaffected young men is the bedrock of Islamism.
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I have gotten to travel the world and experience all these incredible things thanks to my career.
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Great songwriting will never die - it's in the DNA of music - but what's new and exciting is pairing that with new sounds that technology is enabling us to make.
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My day-to-day look is inspired by comfort, color and just how I'm feeling that day.
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Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
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I used to like smoking before I recorded, but, now it's just kind of like thinking about executing it... I just want it to be the best and all that. That's what really gets me in the zone nowadays. I want to put my best foot forward and make a statement.
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On retirement savings: Gone today, here tomorrow.
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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.
