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" I look at life through product, and my goal is to impact people and make their lives better. "
Joy Mangano
Life
Goal
Better
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" I'm a mom. I work. I have a house to clean, things to organize. We all have certain similar needs, and I address them. "
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" Something I learned along the way is that you really have to have courage in life. You can do amazing things on any level. It doesn't have to change the world; it can just impact the people around you - that's just as amazing. "
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" I'll be a mentor to those who want to create a business, product or service and aren't exactly sure how to do that. To me, it's a true sign of success if I can help someone have a better time of it. "
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" My famous line is 'Product is king.' "
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" I told myself the next time I had a good idea, I would bring it to market. "
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" There is something special when creative people get together. "
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" I've been told I miss every pass made at me! It would be wonderful to have a partner, but in my mind, it has to be like making a product. The product has to be meaningful, impact people - it has to be a great product. "
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" Years ago, Barry Diller asked me to be a judge on a pilot for an inventor show on USA, and when it was over, the producer, Ken Mok, took me out to dinner and really got me talking. It was a long dinner. Afterward, he said, 'One day, I'm going to write your movie'. "
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Day
" I am of the philosophy that if you work really hard and focus on things, you will get there in some form or fashion. "
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Work
Hard
You
" I've stood up in front of America for 25 years, and I wish I could bring everybody into my home that I have touched in my career. That would be an amazing thing. "
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Up
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America
" You can find a product and be aware of all the other products out there in just seconds. That's a very attractive method for companies and consumers. At the same time, it also creates a lot of competition. "
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Competition
You
Time
" Find a way and make it happen: I've always been the type of person who couldn't rest until I found a way to make something happen. If I couldn't go around the rock, I'd find a way to go over it or under it or through it. "
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Make It Happen
Find
Rock
" When I was going into inventing, it wasn't a dream the way someone goes into nursing or dancing. Because there's a path with that. It's very different when you say, 'I have an idea and it doesn't exist.' It's a very different path. "
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Dancing
Path
You
" Inventing is something that has always come very natural to me. As a child, I was always fiddling with things, making contraptions. I'd see something, go home, and try to make something even better. "
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Child
Always
Try
" I'll see somebody struggling with something, and it doesn't matter if it's ironing or mopping or traveling, my brain just starts to percolate. "
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Matter
Somebody
Brain
" Early on, QVC was the most appealing medium for me because it allowed me to share the stories behind my products and directly communicate the features and benefits. "
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Products
Behind
Early
" Your destination might not end up being exactly what you envisioned to start with, but if you stick it out and work through the challenges, what you end up with will be far better than you could have ever imagined. "
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End
Challenges
Destination
" I am an entrepreneur. Beyond that, I am a mother and part of a wonderful family that is part of a wonderful business. "
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Family
Beyond
Business
" As single-mom female inventor, there was no path for that, so really I don't think people took me seriously for a really long time. Certainly the Miracle Mop being my first successful product, people started to pay attention, and I guess now they really pay attention. "
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People
Think
Time
" I think the movie, 'Joy,' has so many touchpoints with so many people because it is about the ordinary, but a lot of the times, the ordinary is extraordinary. "
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Think
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" I definitely don't need therapy in life because I have gone through every little corner of my life. "
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Need
Therapy
Gone
" When I wake up, I think, 'What can I do to help others?' I think we all owe the world something. That's the way I am when I'm designing a product. "
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World
Wake Up
I Am
" I'm a firm believer in the circle of commerce. "
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Firm
Firm Believer
Circle
" The Miracle Mop created an entirely new category of stick goods - the twist mop. And when I demonstrated it for people, they'd invariably say, 'I have to have that.' "
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Twist
New
Miracle
" Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is OK, but you must be realistic. "
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You
Reality
" It warms my heart more than anything when somebody comes up to me and says, 'You inspired me to do this.' "
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More
Up
You
" It's easy to design expensive products. But there's that product democracy that I believe very strongly in to make something affordable for almost anybody that would want to use it. "
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Democracy
Want
Believe
" There's a lot of pressure to make products better. I don't feel freer. "
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Feel
Pressure
Products
" Trust your instincts: If your instincts have always served you well, trust them and follow them. "
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Always
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" Robert De Niro, I have loved this man forever. I mean, I think I have seen the 'Godfather' 300 times, but he is so special. "
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