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" EBay gave me the framework to discover I was an e-commerce entrepreneur. I touched everything, from shipping to logistics. "
Sophia Amoruso
Discover
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" I make money, and I don't need money. "
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" It takes a lot more than just knowing how to put an outfit together to succeed in the fashion industry, so more power to you if this is where you want to be; just don't expect it to be an extended trip to the mall. "
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" I want to give other creatives the opportunity to find the entrepreneur inside themselves and teach them how to build their own platform. "
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" I want people to feel the freedom to be themselves. "
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" When you owe money to people, you're always going to owe money to people, so you should take care of it as soon as possible. It doesn't go away just because you ignore it. "
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" I think it's important that everyone understands that there's no real prescription to having an awesome life. "
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" I feel like there's so many places to shop today that just feel like an Excel spreadsheet put between four walls. "
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" I wrote '#GIRLBOSS' while running a $100 million-plus revenue business. "
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" I've probably spent more time than any other brand reading every last comment. To listen to people the way you're able to online is very powerful. "
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" I don't lead with an iron fist. I don't yell at people. I have a way of making my opinion clear. "
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" A big practice in chaos magic is the use of sigils, which are abstract words or symbols you create and embed with your wishes. "
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" I learned the hard way that taking shortcuts and living for free is not really living free. "
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" Selling $500 shoes when you make $12 an hour is just an awkward economic juxtaposition. "
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" Nothing will teach you more about perceived value than taking something with literally no value and selling it in the auction format. It teaches you the beauty and power of presentation, and how you can make magic out of nothing. "
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" When I was 22, I wasn't too proud to do anything. I was taking out trash, buying stinky vintage clothes, and pulling gross Kleenex out of the pockets. "
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" I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.' "
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" Don't you dare alter your inner freak. "
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" Every other fashion brand out there - including those that I call 'competitors' - are run by mostly old white men, and the customer knows it. "
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" The time making money should be greater than the time that you are spending money. "
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" A typical day for me involves a lot of meetings. "
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" I work in silence. "
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" Everyone is told to go to high school and get good grades and go to college and get good grades and then get a job and then get a better job. There's no one really telling a story about how they totally blew it, and they figured it out. "
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