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Sophia Amoruso Quotes

EBay gave me the framework to discover I was an e-commerce entrepreneur. I touched everything, from shipping to logistics.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businesswoman
Nationality: american
Birth: April 20, 1984

Topics

Me Entrepreneur Everything E-Commerce

I was planning to transition right after high school and attend university as a girl, but then the modeling thing came up. It was an opportunity to see the world. My family knew I identified as a girl, but I didn't tell people in fashion.

Family Girl Opportunity School World

I'm one of those writers who can't talk about what they're working on. The entire four years I was writing 'House of Sand and Fog,' my wife never saw a word of it. I just have to keep it in the womb, and then everyone can have a crack at it.

Andre Dubus III

Wife Fog Writing Sand House Talk

When I was at the CIA I asked my civilian advisory board to tackle some tough questions. Among the toughest: In a political culture that every day demands more transparency and more public accountability from every aspect of national life, could American intelligence continue to survive and succeed? That jury is still out.

Life Culture Day Intelligence Tough

There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.

Michel de Montaigne

Fear Passion Contagious

Your soul is infinitely creative. It is alive and expansive in nature. It is curious and playful, changing with the tides of time.

Nature Time Soul Creative Curious

Obviously, the easiest recipes are the most successful when it comes to the home cook, because they're not intimidated by them. If I'm doing 'Boy Meets Grill,' and I do something very simple like grilled hamburgers or steaks or chicken, those are the most sought-after recipes.

Home Simple Doing Boy Chicken Cook

When I leave the country, I'm very, very cautious about what I eat and drink. No vegetables, no fruit.

Fruit Country Vegetables Drink Eat

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's and in those days I had a boatload of equipment that always seemed to be going wrong.

Live You Late Wrong Know Mean

All mental hygiene is based on the core practice of doing nothing. Most of us are good at wasting time, staring at the wall while telling ourselves we should be working. We call this doing nothing, but our brains are furiously active. We think constantly, and our thinking is often rife with distress.

Good Time Practice Think Thinking

When I'm in L.A., I kind of go crazy in the middle of the night when it's, like, completely quiet.

Crazy Night Quiet Go Kind Middle

We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them.

Win Understanding Need Patient Fans

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