Sara Blakely Quotes

I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I'd have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. 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.

Sara Blakely

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What's demanded from us black creatives is both a blessing and a curse, because it pushes you to be your absolute best. You cannot be anything less.

Tomi Adeyemi

BlessingBestBlackYouAnythingUs

It took me a long time to grow up.

Robin Wright

TimeMeGrowLongLong TimeGrow Up

When you objectively observe the most spiritual area to which modern people devote themselves, the religions, ask yourself if the basis of modern culture, particularly in religion, is not human self-interest. It is typical of modern sermons that the preacher criticizes people for their selfishness.

Rudolf Steiner

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And there are people who want to be writers because they love to write. And they care.

Russell Banks

LovePeopleCareWantWriteBecause

While everyone of all political stripes are admitting that the surge is working and dramatically reducing the level of bloodshed in Iraq, Obama managed to complain that the Iraqis aren't spending as much in rebuilding their own country as a result of the surge.

Mike Gallagher

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You know what's funny to me? Attitude.

Don Rickles

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We must defend democracy using its own mechanisms, through explaining and exemplifying its merits rather than through the heavy-handed and arbitrary silencing of its critics. This is how we will build a sustainable alternative to the contorted worldview of extremists.

Deeyah Khan

DemocracyBuildWillCriticsDefend

People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so.

Brian Sandoval

MoneyPeopleWantRightRepublican

You do need some dispensation for local farmers, because the fast food industry will promote the unsanitary conditions of farming. With vegetables, you have to be careful where they come from; you have to know the farmers and trust them. If you buy from the farmers' market, it's already been investigated.

Alice Waters

FoodTrustYouFastVegetablesKnow

People love to be swept off their feet, to go into an environment where they've never been, to experience things they only dream about. And filmmaking offers that potential.

Peter Guber

LoveExperiencePeopleFeetDream

I was raised as a real worker: you know, you get out and get a real job.

Thomas Gibson

JobYouKnowRealOutI Was Raised

It's a great life being an actor, and I wouldn't change it for anything.

Rhys Ifans

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