Sara Blakely Quotes
I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say.
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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We don't need a lot of initiatives for women in film; what we need is money.
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It's necessary, at some point, to destroy your beauty.
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I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very painful system, but shopping is even better when you know that someone else who needs it will be getting. Keep the clothing karma going, I say.
