Quotes from Sophia Amoruso

If you knew what you wanted to be when you were 6 years old - great! If you have no idea what you want to be, that's OK!

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.'

Lots of people are going to sell clothes online. But not a lot of people have built a brand, a living, breathing brand that people feel like they're part of.

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.

It is she who has enough confidence to define success and failure for herself who succeeds.

Nothing will teach you more about perceived value than taking something with literally no value and selling it in the auction format. It teaches you the beauty and power of presentation, and how you can make magic out of nothing.

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.

It's definitely hard, it's hard to get into a Monday, it's much easier to work through a weekend and accomplish a lot, but I don't think that's the healthiest way to live.

My first job was as a sandwich artist at Subway.

It's amazing how directly you can connect with people via social media.

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

I love clothing and still shop a lot of vintage.

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.

If you listen only to those around you, the chances of your dreams coming true are very small.

The best wisdom is earned through experience, particularly mistakes.

There are secret opportunities hidden inside every failure.