My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item.

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.

I'll mix a lot of things. I'll wear a Temperley dress with flip flops, or I might be in head-to-toe Gucci and have on a ring that I got from a gumball machine for 50 cents.

You’ve got to visualize where you’re headed and be very clear about it. Take a polaroid picture of where you’re going to be in a few years.

Ensure that you do things differently from everyone else

Don't be intimidated by what you don't know.

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

I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course.

My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top.

If we can put a man on the moon, we can make pantyhose comfortable.

Instead of failure being the outcome, failure became not trying. And it forced me at a young age to want to push myself so much further out of my comfort zone.

The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for them.

He wanted to tell her she'd have more room if she'd just get rid of her books, but he supposed that in her case, it would be like telling a mother she'd have more room if she threw out her children.

For my part, I think that the mystery is always greatest where there is the most - emptiness.

Wisdom clears the mind of delusions thus making it more focused to achieve excellence.

Don't forget until too late that the business of life is not business but living.

Shakira is a talented singer, and I am a huge fan of her.

Sometimes when I watch a TV season, your favorite shows die quickly. And then sometimes it's not your favorite, and they live on for 12 years.

There is accumulation. There is responsibility. And beyond this there is great unrest.

life is always bringing unexpected gifts.

True wisdom lies in one's confession about the limits of one's knowledge.