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" There's no 'Chutes and Ladders' in life. "
Sophia Amoruso
Ladders
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" I am still a lover of paper books. One of my first jobs was in a bookstore, and I still like to be able to write in a margin and feel the paper. Once inside of a digital device, I end up losing things. "
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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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" It's the beauty of the Web. You can pretend to be anything you want. But people figure out pretty quick if you don't live up to it. "
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" Making small talk about what someone is wearing is just another form of unsolicited feedback. "
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" I love mirrors. "
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" Only the paranoid survive. "
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" 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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" You want to know what four words I probably hate the most? 'That's not my job.' "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" The first thing I ever sold online was stolen. "
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Online
Sold
" I've never seen someone work for a salary. "
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" I work in silence. "
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Work
" I had 60,000 friends on MySpace. "
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Myspace
" I'm a capitalist, I'm a CEO, I run a big business, I'm an employer. "
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Big
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" 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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" You are not a special snowflake. "
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" 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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" 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. "
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Time
Powerful
Reading
" 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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Friends
" Don't act like you've arrived when you're just receiving the invitation. "
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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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" I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.' "
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" There are a lot of parents who've come to me and said about their daughters, 'Oh my God, she's 21, she's totally flailing. Your story gives me hope.' I put my mom through that. "
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" A great mantra to have, whether you're breaking up with your boyfriend or you lose your job, or something changes that you didn't anticipate - which is a fact of life, and very much a fact of running a business - is: 'I was OK before this, I will be OK after this.' "
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