Sara Blakely Quotes

I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.

Do not fear mistakes. There are none.

Not being afraid to be wrong - I had to learn how to do that.

I don't live my life based on fear of failure. I live my life with an understanding of failure and I'm embracing it, because every time I fail, I learn something new.

Failure's a marker of success in its own right because you went out and tried something... If you really don't want to fail, go find a comfortable chair and stay there. Just don't go out and do anything.

When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, 'So what did you guys fail at this week?' If we didn't have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he'd high-five me. What I didn't realize at the time was that he was completely reframing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn't the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, 'I didn't try that because I was scared,' that is failure.

You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.

You can't go into new life experiences without the understanding that yeah, you may fail, but knowing you might fail can't stop you from trying.

I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much.

Don't be afraid to fail. For the love of God, don't be afraid to fail, because you're going to fail. So try to fail as hard as you can is what I would say, because you're always going to get up and you're going to learn something from it.

Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.

It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.

It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.

Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.

At this point, I feel like I can allow myself to be goofy and take more risks, and even if I do fall on my face, I know it's not the end of the world and at least I tried to do something different.

My mantra is: Realize you're going to fail all the time, and accept it. That doesn't mean I'm not frightened of it.

As soon as you become afraid to make a fool of yourself, you're in trouble. I decided I may as well just see if I can live with myself making millions of mistakes and learn something from it.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

To achieve you most be prepared to try; and be prepared to fail if you try.

Your willingness to fail is what will let you succeed.

One thing about pushing yourself outside your comfort zone is that you're going to make mistakes, and you're going to fall flat on your face sometimes.

I wasn't afraid of failing. A lot of people fear failure, and I think that holds a lot of people back. But a lot of times, it's possibly the best thing that could happen to you because you learn how to get back up, you learn how to do it better and you're stronger from that.

There's a lot of times that you got to put yourself out there to fail, you can't be afraid to fail.