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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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" Every woman who has a business book has a platform. For the most part, they're either a television personality or someone who had the perfect pedigree and worked their way up the career ladder. "

Sophia Amoruso

Personality

Woman

Way

" I think I've just gotten really good at accessorizing personally. I've always been good at accessorizing other people, and intellectually, I've known how to accessorize, but I was pretty minimal personally - although I was wearing a ton of rings. "

" I can show up at a Goldman Sachs conference wearing a Judas Priest T-shirt - and I have - while everyone else is wearing the same dress. "

" I can be pretty reactive, and I've learned over time to be less reactive: to stop and think before I make decisions. "

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

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

" Spell check exists for a reason. "

" Music is such a big part of my life. "

" 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. "

" A typical day for me involves a lot of meetings. "

Sophia Amoruso

Meetings

Lot

" My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal. "

" It's a lot of work to sell one thing on the Internet. "

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

" There's no 'Chutes and Ladders' in life. "

Sophia Amoruso

Ladders

Life

" Selling $500 shoes when you make $12 an hour is just an awkward economic juxtaposition. "

" Getting fired was always a big deal to me. It's a bit like having someone break up with you. "

Sophia Amoruso

Someone

" The modern girl is less concerned with everything being a brand name. "

" My parents taught me the value of money and working hard. And I kind of got that in me intuitively. "

" Some of the best things that I ever sold on Ebay, I bought on Ebay - just for way less. "

" Money looks better in the bank than on your feet. "

" I built a huge profitable business with no debt. "

" I love clothing and still shop a lot of vintage. "

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

" A lot of young people who I employ expect a raise after three months or expect not to have to put in more work than what's in their job description. "

" Sometimes the expectation of being inspired in one specific way may close you off to the actual inspiration. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You are not a special snowflake. "

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