Sara Blakely Quotes

Within the first year of launching my company, Spanx, I decided to go over to England and cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Selfridges the same way I had cold-called Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's here in the United States.

Sara Blakely

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YearGoWayFirstCompanyOver

I'd hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It'd make it boring, and I wouldn't have anything to work towards. It's not to everyone's taste, but I can only be me.

Jessie J

WorkMusicHateMeWorldI Can

Drones ply the liminal space between the physical and the digital - pilots fly them, but aren't in them. They are versatile and fascinating objects - the things they can do range from the mundane (aerial photography) to the spectacular - killing people, for example.

John Battelle

SpacePeopleFlyPhotographyDigital

Cats will outsmart dogs every time.

John Grogan

TimeCatsWillDogsEvery

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

John Dalberg-Acton

FreeJudgeSecurityCountryTest

The key to doing 'Harold and Kumar' movies is you make it earnest. Primarily what we do is make Harold and Kumar's relationship and friendship believable, and we don't actually work on being that funny.

John Cho

WorkFunnyFriendshipRelationship

Most of the people interviewing me are far more square than me. I think it's the ET thing. I'm sitting there, my hair is combed, and I'm in a suit.

John Tesh

PeopleMeHairThinkSittingMore

Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.

Michel de Montaigne

LifeDreamsSleepDreamSleeping

Great music was written by the great geniuses, and you want to do it justice.

Joshua Bell

MusicGreatJusticeYouWant

When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something.

Douglas Horton

FindLostAskSomething

I never imagined my life would be the way that it has been for the past 30 years. I have had the best experiences a person can have-and the worst as well.

Columba Bush

LifeBestPastMy LifePersonWay

Damn everything but the circus.

Corita Kent

CircusDamnEverything

I'm perplexed, though, by your application of the term 'negative' to my figural imagery.

Brian Ferneyhough

NegativeImageryYourApplication

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