Quotes from Sophia Amoruso

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.

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.

A #GIRLBOSS is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it.

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

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.

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

I love mirrors.

Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.

A typical day for me involves a lot of meetings.

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.

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

Spell check exists for a reason.

A lot of people in my generation don't seem to get that you have to work your way up. I don't care if filing invoices is beneath you. If you don't do it, who do you think is going to? Your boss? Nope. That's why she hired you.

I had 60,000 friends on MySpace.

I often say my naivete early on in my career worked in my favor.

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

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.

I think it's important that everyone understands that there's no real prescription to having an awesome life.

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.

You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

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.

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.

I've never worked in a retail store, but I did sell shoes at Gimme Shoes in San Francisco, a job I was fired from.

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.