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I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, Id have been a

I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, Id have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than lifes 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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I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible, and he would high-five me and say, Way to go. – Sara Blakely

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Ive always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream. – Sara Blakely

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