Quotes by Sara Blakely

About Sara Blakely:

Sara Blakely is an American businessperson and founder of Spanx, a hosiery company based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2012 Blakely was named in Time magazine's "Time 100" annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. As of 2014, she is listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
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I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying.

Sara Blakely

The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it.

Sara Blakely

I made a conscious decision not to tell anyone in my life. Now I tell people - don't tell anyone your idea until you have invested enough of yourself in it that you are not going to turn back. When a person has an idea at that conception moment it is...

Sara Blakely

I shopped for body shapers for the first time in my life and I was horrified. They were thick - it was like wearing workout clothes and they all had a leg band on one side that showed through the pants.

Sara Blakely

Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' is my go-to song to pump myself up if I'm having a tough time or if I get really nervous right before a speech.

Sara Blakely

I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.

Sara Blakely

Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.

Sara Blakely

The thought of my mortality - I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number's up.

Sara Blakely

We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time.

Sara Blakely

When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self employed prior to this happening. It was my mental preparation meeting the opportunity in that moment.

Sara Blakely

I feel like money makes you more of who you already are.

Sara Blakely

Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.

Sara Blakely

It's the power of the brand. We've never formally advertised.

Sara Blakely

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.

Sara Blakely

Everything in our society is so purposeful.

Sara Blakely

I was trying to convince all these men to try to make a product that they didn't even wear! Or if they did wear them, they were not admitting it! There was the problem right there. No wonder their hosiery was so uncomfortable.

Sara Blakely

When I was 7, I came up with the idea of 'charm socks.' My mom would take me to buy bags of plastic charms, we would sew them on frilly white socks, and I sold them at school.

Sara Blakely

I didn't like the way it looked in white trousers, and I couldn't find anything to work underneath them.

Sara Blakely

Author Bio

  • NameSara Blakely
  • DescriptionAmerican businesswoman
  • BornFebruary 21, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBusinessperson
  • WorksThe Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest For The Best; American Inventor
  • AwardsTime 100