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" I make money, and I don't need money. "
Sophia Amoruso
Need
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Make
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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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" It's important that people are open. Some people say, 'I'm going to be a doctor,' and they're a really good doctor. But for the rest of us, it's a big question mark. Just giving yourself a break, letting yourself try new things, and when something doesn't work out, moving along... it's all we can really do. "
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" If you look at my Instagram, girls are just beating down my door for tips or a job or mentorship. I can't hire every single one of them. My story is one thing that gives them hope. It's an unconventional story with anecdotes, commonsense advice and a big dose of permission to figure things out for yourself. "
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" I want people to feel the freedom to be themselves. "
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" I didn't buy the Porsche for status. I hate that, and it's actually kind of goofy now because in L.A., a Porsche is like a Honda. It was just that I could pay that much money for a car and drive it off the lot. "
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" I often say my naivete early on in my career worked in my favor. "
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Early
Career
" 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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" You want to know what four words I probably hate the most? 'That's not my job.' "
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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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Like
" 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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World
" 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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Teach
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" Making small talk about what someone is wearing is just another form of unsolicited feedback. "
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Equally
Important
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Wondering
Want
Been
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Business
Think
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