Sara Blakely Quotes

I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.

If I find myself afraid or scared, that means I'm doing the wrong thing.

You’ll never progress if you never try

I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.

I try to create a challenge for myself in each book. And sometimes, believe me, I just kick myself afterwards, and say, 'Why on earth did you ever attempt this, you idiot!' But I'm always better for the experience.

At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.

I just don't want to be hampered by my own limitations.

I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.

I always thought that if I got no love at all early in my standup career, or I was god awful, I thought I'd get into psychology.

Fear of failure held me back from being a DIYer for many years, especially after a few early attempts at home improvement projects went awry.

Why do I want to be challenged or have challenges? That's why I don't go climb mountains.

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.

When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.

I don’t care about risk, honestly. The riskiest thing to do is not to act. I would far rather try and fail than fail not trying.

I was very insecure approaching the idea of directing a feature film. I told myself I would not move until I felt I was moving in power rather than moving in desperation to make a movie.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.

I have a lot to say about my confidence, my fears, my adversaries, my ambitions, my goals and failures.

It's better to set a big goal to try and then fail than to never set a goal in the first place.

The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one.

People don't stand up and protect their dreams because they get spoofed in a way.

My husband once said he'd never met anybody who walked so fast and ran so slowly. As I said, it's a little hard for me to try new things, and this was me facing a fear that I'd had my whole life. Since I had no experience running, I felt like a failure before I'd even begun.

The greatest failure is the failure to try.

I don't know what I was thinking, coming out here. There are no silver bullets in life, there's just the long, messy climb out of the pit you've dug youself.

Failure to me became not trying versus not succeeding