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" Selling $500 shoes when you make $12 an hour is just an awkward economic juxtaposition. "
Sophia Amoruso
Selling
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" I work in silence. "
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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'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.' "
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" The modern girl is less concerned with everything being a brand name. "
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" My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal. "
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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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" 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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" You are not a special snowflake. "
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" My days of being the tardy employee at the record store gave me a cultural and musical understanding that was more unique than if I'd just listened to garbage-y pop on the radio my entire life. "
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