Sophia Amoruso Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I've been wondering for a while now if the CEO role is one that I want - and the one that I'm best at.”
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“A #GIRLBOSS is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.19, Penguin
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“I stopped feeling like I didn't belong anywhere, and realized that I actually belonged anywhere I wanted to be.”
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“No matter where you are in life, you'll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Twitter post from Sep 20, 2013
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“We choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen ... or not.”
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“The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.20, Penguin
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“There are secret opportunities hidden inside every failure.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.53, Penguin
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“Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world.”
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“Focus on the positive things in your life and you'll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening”
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“You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.22, Penguin
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“Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back. Learn to create your own opportunities. Know that there is no finish line; fortune favors action. Race balls-out toward the extraordinary life that you’ve always dreamed of, or still haven’t had time to dream up. And prepare to have a hell of a lot of fun along the way.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.20, Penguin
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“Abandon anything about your life and habits that might be holding you back”
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“The world loves to tell you how difficult things are, and the world's not exaggerating. But difficult doesn't mean impossible, and out of the bajillions of things in this universe that you can't control, what you can control is how hard you try, and if or when to pack it in.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.163, Penguin
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“You can't act like you've arrived when you're only just receiving the invitation.”
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“Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.”
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“Create your own job. Become the master of what you do. Fully imerse yourself in your culter. Be humble. You are never above having to pack boxes. Never forget where you came from. And always be polite. Good old-fashioned manners can get you very far. -Jenne Lomardo”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.199, Penguin
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“One of the best things about life—a reason not to go blindly after one goal and one goal only—is that sometimes it will take you to something that is way cooler than anything you would have consciously set out to do in the first place.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#Girlboss”, p.118, Penguin UK
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“If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you haven’t, stop complaining. You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as just saying, “Hey, can I have that?”
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“In my teens I saw the world in only black and white. Now I know that most things exist in a certain gray area. Though it took a while to get here, I now call this gray area home. I once believed that participating in a capitalist economy would be the death of me, but now realize that agonizing over the political implications of every move I make isn’t exactly living.”
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“The last thing I’d ever subscribe to are fashion rules. However, I do think that you should put effort into what you wear. Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world. When you choose your clothing right, it feels good. And there’s nothing shallow about feeling good. Owning your style, however, is much more about your attitude than it is about what’s on your back. But don’t underestimate the transformational possibilities that getting dressed can afford you.”
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“It’s the age-old concept of like attracts like, or the law of attraction. You get back what you put out, so you might as well think positively, focus on visualizing what you want instead of getting distracted by what you don’t want, and send the universe your good intentions so that it can send them right back.”
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“Its not about being included. It about creating your own space and including yourself and then finding other people that are like okay.”
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“You don't get taken seriously by asking someone to take you seriously. You’ve got to show up and own it. If this is a man’s world, who cares? I’m still really glad to be a girl in it.”
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“I believe that there is a silver lining in everything, and once you begin to see it, you'll need sunglasses to combat the glare.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.100, Penguin
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“It’s cool to be kind. It’s cool to be weird. It’s cool to be honest and to be secure with yourself.”
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“Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.”
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“I was OK before this, I will be OK after this.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : "Sophia Amoruso, NastyGal Founder, Shares Her Journey From Dumpster-Diving Teen To CEO". Interview With Nina Bahadur, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 6, 2014.
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“A #GIRLBOSS knows when to throw punches and when to roll with them.”
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“Compete with yourself, not with others.”
-- Sophia AmorusoSource : Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#GIRLBOSS”, p.163, Penguin
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