SARA BLAKELY

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live.

You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.

We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes -understanding that failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

There's no shortage of remarkable ideas; what's missing is the will to execute them.

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Your time is precious, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.

A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Real riches are the riches possessed inside.

We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.