Top 100 Sophia Amoruso Quotes

#1. One dream is never enough, and your dream can be molded and finessed along the way to become relevant and successful.

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#2. 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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#3. No amount of money can buy you style. Having good style takes thought, creativity, confidence, self-awareness, even sometimes a little bit of work.

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#4. I want people to feel the freedom to be themselves.

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#5. I would say I'm a boss who's learning, and I hope people have the patience for the fact that I'm learning along the way because that's a tough thing.

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#6. Clothing is ultimately the suit of armor in which we battle the world.

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#7. It's unfortunate that school is so often regarded as a one-size-fits-all kind of deal. And if it doesn't fit, you're treated as if there is something wrong with you; so it is you, not the system, which is failing.

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#8. When your time spent making money is significantly greater than your time spent spending money, you will be amazed at how much you can save without even really thinking about it.

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#9. What do you do when you're living in a hut for $500 a month and subsisting on Boston Market and Subway? You just keep doing what you're doing.

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#10. You can work for other people and still be a #GIRLBOSS; it's more about a state of mind and knowing yourself well enough to know when you're making decisions for yourself or because the world expects them of you. And guess what? It's okay to do that sometimes, too.

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#11. It's amazing how directly you can connect with people via social media.

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#12. When you think about people, you give them power.

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#13. There's no 'Chutes and Ladders' in life.

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#14. Making small talk about what someone is wearing is just another form of unsolicited feedback.

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#15. This ensures that when I'm bogged down with day-to-day bureaucracy and details, I don't lose sight of what I really want.

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#16. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. - Donald Trump Sadly,

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#17. Start making smart decisions now to avoid paying for stupid ones later.

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#18. EBay gave me the framework to discover I was an e-commerce entrepreneur. I touched everything, from shipping to logistics.

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#19. It is she who listens to the rest of the world who fails, and it is she who has enough confidence to define success and failure for herself who succeeds.

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#20. given that I'm making decisions that involve so much money and so many people, I can't afford to pretend to know what's up.

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#21. striving for fabulousness.

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#22. You're not bossy, you're the boss.

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#23. Success is a scary concept because it assumes something kind of final. In the grand scheme of life, I don't think there is some ultimate success.

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#24. When you approach everything as if it's a big, fun experiment, then it's not that big of a deal if things don't work out. If the plan changes, that can be even better.

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#25. I've never worked in a retail store, but I did sell shoes at Gimme Shoes in San Francisco, a job I was fired from.

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#26. 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.

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#27. Compete with yourself, not with others.

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#28. We don't need people who just have ideas; we need people who can also execute them.

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#29. The time making money should be greater than the time that you are spending money.

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#30. You don't get what you want if you don't ask for it.

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#31. Sometimes in the world, there's such pressure to follow a certain path that we forget the importance of learning as we go.

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#32. When your goal is to gain experience, perspective, and knowledge, failure is no longer a possibility

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#33. If you listen only to those around you, the chances of your dreams coming true are very small.

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#34. I think it's important that everyone understands that there's no real prescription to having an awesome life.

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#35. I have this arsenal of high-waisted wide-leg '70s pants and overalls. They are more roller-disco than Alexander Wang overalls.

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#36. The most important thing to do is to take risks. The risks are where breakthroughs happen, and big shifts take you to new places and create opportunities. They can be really scary and intimidating, but that means it is taking you out of your comfort zone. All designers look at life through a

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#37. Living a comfortable life can allow you the psychic space needed to focus on other, often bigger, things and when you treat your possessions as emblems of your hard work, they inherit a meaning that transcends the objects themselves.

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#38. Chaos magic is the idea that a particular set of beliefs serves as an active force in the world. In other words, 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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#39. My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal.

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#40. As a visual person, I love a creative resume. Putting in a little effort on the design side will show that you care about making things look good.

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#41. 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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#42. I believe the best way to honor the past and future of women's rights is by getting shit done.

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#43. In an ideal world, you'd never have to do things that are below your position, but this isn't an ideal world, and it's never going to be.

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#44. I think many people go to business school and learn ways to play it safe, ensuring that they avoid some of the pain that entrepreneurs endure while taking less calculated risks.

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#45. the whole philosophy behind this book is that true success lies in knowing your weaknesses and playing to your strengths. In short, when you suck at something and don't want it anyway, cut your losses and move on.

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#46. outsider. You do what you want, say what you want, and move on when you've worn out your welcome.

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#47. And the shitty jobs made the good ones more meaningful. Most people don't land their dream job right out of the gate, which means we all have to start somewhere.

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#48. If this is a man's world, who cares? I'm still really glad to be a girl in it.

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#49. I built a huge profitable business with no debt.

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#50. positive things start happening. But before you start to think you just got lucky, remember that it's magic, and you made it yourself.

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#51. 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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#52. wear. If you start listening, you should find that your heart has known what's up all along. This

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#53. When I put on makeup, I'm not doing it to pander to antiquated patriarchal ideas of feminine beauty. I'm doing it because it makes me feel good.

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#54. 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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#55. Remember, #GIRLBOSS: It's not cool to get drunk on your own success.

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#56. When you are a one-percenter, you live your life your way.

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#57. 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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#58. Cash Is King Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises. - Artistotle

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#59. While I truly believe that you must have intentions to fulfill your dreams, I also think you have to leave room for the universe to have its way and play around a bit.

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#60. The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.

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#61. I believed in what I was doing, and fortunately other people believed in it as well. I cared as much about the process as I did about the results. No decision was too small.

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#62. My first job was as a sandwich artist at Subway.

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#63. When you begin with the finish line in mind, you miss all the fun stuff along the way. The better approach is to tweak and grow, tweak and grow.

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#64. You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

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#65. I work in silence.

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#66. Work hard, no matter how much recognition you get.

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#67. Life is short. Don't be lazy.

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#68. I make money, and I don't need money.

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#69. I don't want to spend too much time dwelling on what I've already done because there is still so much to do.

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#70. Don't live like a CEO when you're still a sandwich artist.

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#71. It's becoming clear that people who reject the worst of the current system are actually more likely to succeed. -Seth Godin, Linchpin

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#72. Though you may be paid minimum wage, to the customers you are the face of the entire company.

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#73. It just means that your talents lie elsewhere, so take the opportunity to seek out what you are good at, and find a place where you can flourish. Once you do, you're going to kill it.

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#74. Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore. Don't ever let the Man get to you.

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#75. I didn't know at the time, but what I was doing here included two keys to running a successful business: knowing your customer and knowing how to get free marketing.

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#76. You don't get what you don't ask for.

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#77. A little bit of skin + attention to silhouette + an attitude + a vintage piece or two + a decent price tag = Hello, Nasty Gal.

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#78. In Jason Fried's book Rework, he writes that one of the smartest investments a business can make is in hiring great writers, and I completely agree. No

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#79. Forcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for me.

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#80. You don't get taken seriously by asking someone to take you seriously. You've got to show up and own it.

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#81. I don't read fashion blogs all that much. I do read magazines, and I trust my friends' opinions, even though we all dress very differently.

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#82. A #GIRLBOSS is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it.

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#83. Dive headfirst into things without being too attached to the results

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#84. One of the best books I've read was George S. Clason's The Richest Man in Babylon, which offers financial advice in a collection of parables.

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#85. 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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#86. If you're dreaming big, #GIRLBOSS, don't be discouraged if you have to start small. It worked for me.

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#87. I often say my naivete early on in my career worked in my favor.

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#88. I realized that I'd put so much energy into thinking about what I didn't want to happen that I'd caused that exact thing to happen. I conjured that bitch.

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#89. And once you've found success, don't stop. It's not about being insatiable; it's about not resting on your laurels.

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#90. My adopted political ideals had let me approach money with an elevated level of distaste. I saw it as a materialistic pursuit for materialistic people, but what I have realized over time is that in many ways, money spells freedom.

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#91. It was easy for me in my bathrobe to provide really great customer service. As an introvert, it's really much easier to do than when standing in a retail store.

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#92. This crazy, loopy universe that we live in is pretty entertaining, and we're only here for a short amount of time. #GIRLBOSSes make it count.

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#93. The straight and narrow is not the only path to success.

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#94. What I'm getting at here is that you can be entrepreneurial without being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial people are passionate about what they do, comfortable taking risks, and quick at moving on from failures.

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#95. The only factor that affects your chance of getting a raise is whether or not you've earned it. It doesn't matter if your car broke down or that your landlord's raising your rent. Those facts are not your boss's problem. All she needs to know is that you're kicking ass, like a #GIRLBOSS should.

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#96. I choose to obey explicit rules - like, you know, paying for something before I leave the store - but the rules that society implies we follow, well, those are the rules I have the most fun breaking.

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#97. I don't have a lot of style icons. There are not a lot of people today who I look to.

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#98. If you believe that what you're doing will have positive results, it will - even if it's not immediately obvious.

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#99. Don't act like you've arrived when you're just receiving the invitation.

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#100. I think there are very few brands with a person's point of view behind them.

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