Sara Blakely

I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire. ↗

— Sara Blakely

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

— Sara Blakely

#clothes #figure #i #out #thick

I cut the feet off of a pair of panty hose and it allowed me to wear a pair of great strappy sandals. I didn't see lines but the hose rolled up at my feet - and that's how Spanx born. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#born #cut #feet #great #how

I cut the feet out of my control top pantyhose to wear under these white pants and that was the ah-ha moment that started Spanx. My own butt was my own inspiration! ↗

— Sara Blakely

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I did not like the way I looked in a pair of white pants. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#i #like #looked #pair #pants

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

— Sara Blakely

#find #i #like #looked #them

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

— Sara Blakely

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I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience. ↗

— Sara Blakely

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I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver. ↗

— Sara Blakely

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I think very early on in life we all learn what we're good at and what we're not good at, and we stay where it's safe. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#good #i #i think #learn #life