Quote by Sara Blakely
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 took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying. – Sara Blakely

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Fear
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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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Business
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That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes. – June Jordan

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Liberalism is a really old British tradition and it has a completely different attitude towards the individual and the relationship between the individual and the state than the collectivist response of Labour, and particularly Old Labour, does. – Nick Clegg

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Change your thoughts and you change your world. – Norman Vincent Peale

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There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control. – Leo Buscaglia

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The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. – Jose Saramago

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It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. – Robert Armstrong

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I would like to do something dark or small. I love independent films. I love emotional scenes. I love people who are struggling with something. I think its just the juxtaposition to my incredibly happy, positive demeanor. – Shailene Woodley

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I think politicians get hamstrung by the nature of politics when the private sector can really do great things. – Henry Rollins

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