Quotes by Blake Mycoskie

About Blake Mycoskie:

Blake Mycoskie is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder and Chief Shoe Giver of Toms Shoes (stylized as TOMS Shoes).
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I credit my grandmother for my sense of style. She was known for wearing bright, outrageous things because it made people happy and she thought it made her more approachable. When you wear a brightly colored shirt or pants, it shows you don't take yo...

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The idea of community and helping others has always been a part of who I am. Growing up, my parents always made sure that my siblings and I were doing our part to serve our local community.

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With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need.

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Traveling as much as I do, I get lonely sometimes. I have friends now in cities all over the world, so I get to be social, but it's hard to have the deep meaningful relationships, especially an intimate one. With my guy friends, I can show up once a ...

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I would have never imagined that I'd become a shoe salesman so that I could give away shoes. I mean that idea is ludicrous.

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Anyone can make a difference, so you don't have to have it be some huge, global campaign... you can start small, and that's just as important.

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A lot of people like the idea of companies being socially involved in their community, but if you want big companies to get involved in social issues, what makes you think they're going to come down on your side?

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I always have my journal with me. It was handmade by a guy at the San Telmo market in Buenos Aires. If you go there he can make you one. It's leather and bronze and I'm able to replace the paper when it runs out. It has a lion on the cover that I say...

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Stuff can't make you happy.

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When I accept an invitation for a public speaking engagement, my purpose is to share the TOMS story and our giving mission. In no way do I believe this means I endorse every single aspect of that organization. That may be naive, and you may disagree,...

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I would never want to take TOMS or myself into an issues debate. That's not what we're about. We're about helping people.

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We are all human beings and I believe that we all should have equal rights.

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When you're buying a pair of TOMS, if you don't feel like you're part of a community, then I've failed.

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I don't get jet lagged that much. I'm so used to traveling and being in different places every day that I can sleep anywhere.

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I think sometimes we forget what we have, and occasionally it's important to remind ourselves.

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I think once you start traveling, you don't stop.

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One thing I'm so grateful for is sidestepping the usual venture capital, private equity route. My friends who have gone that way are many times beholden to their boards of directors, to 'sell' ideas to a team.

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I'm not a late-night person. After 10 P.M., I'm falling asleep. If I'm out at that time, I'll be the one falling asleep at dinner.

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People often ask me what I consider my goal to be at TOMS. The truth is that it's changed over the years. When we first began, the goal was to create a for-profit company to help the children that I met in a small village in Argentina.

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The goal isn't how much money you make, but how much you help people.

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If you have a sense that your money is somehow, even indirectly, contributing to a cause that you find morally problematic, then it seems somewhere between reasonable and obligatory for you to vote with your dollars.

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Author Bio

  • NameBlake Mycoskie
  • DescriptionBusinessperson
  • BornAugust 26, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America