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

Selling $500 shoes when you make $12 an hour is just an awkward economic juxtaposition.

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

Look at the other side of things even if you know you'll never agree. It creates empathy.

That has been challenging but also such a pleasure to branch out and do different things.

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

I learned the hard way that taking shortcuts and living for free is not really living free.

You create the world, blink by blink. It is entirely yours to discover and yours to create.

Getting fired was always a big deal to me. It's a bit like having someone break up with you.

Making small talk about what someone is wearing is just another form of unsolicited feedback.

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

I didn't have weekends for the longest time and it felt so indulgent to finally have weekends.

I don't lead with an iron fist. I don't yell at people. I have a way of making my opinion clear.

I'm not going to lie - it's insulting to be praised for being a 'woman' with 'no college degree.'

My parents taught me the value of money and working hard. And I kind of got that in me intuitively.

It’s cool to be kind. It’s cool to be weird. It’s cool to be honest and to be secure with yourself.

When your goal is to gain experience, perspective, and knowledge, failure is no longer a possibility

Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.

I've been wondering for a while now if the CEO role is one that I want - and the one that I'm best at.

I’ve been wondering for a while now if the CEO role is one that I want – and the one that I’m best at.

I'm telling you that you don't have to choose between smart and sexy. You can have both. You are both.

I guess it has to be healthy, you have to be honest with yourself and I think that's when ego is okay.

'Have you ever considered changing the name Nasty Gal?' is probably the dumbest question I've ever heard.

At the bare minimum, you need to be in your position for a year before you ask for a raise or title change.

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

I don't want to spend too much time dwelling on what I've already done because there is still so much to do.

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

I stopped feeling like I didn't belong anywhere, and realized that I actually belonged anywhere I wanted to be.

We choose what and how we believe, and our beliefs are tools that we then use to make things happen ... or not.

I was terrified and confused every day of my life until I started Nasty Gal, and for a good while after as well.

Focus on the positive things in your life and you'll be shocked at how many more positive things start happening

If you believe that what you’re doing will have positive results, it will— even if it’s not immediately obvious.

I feel like there's so many places to shop today that just feel like an Excel spreadsheet put between four walls.

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.

Forcing me to figure out how to provide for myself was probably one of the best things my parents ever did for me.

The energy you'll expend focusing on someone else's life is better spent working on your own. Just be your own idol.

I can be pretty reactive, and I've learned over time to be less reactive: to stop and think before I make decisions.

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!

I'm not out there picking out every single item that we sell, and also we don't even make every single item that we sell.

Without ego I don't know how identity works, I don't know... I need to sit down and re-read some philosophy or something.

Sometimes in the world, there's such pressure to follow a certain path that we forget the importance of learning as we go.

EBay gave me the framework to discover I was an e-commerce entrepreneur. I touched everything, from shipping to logistics.

It's definitely scary to follow a book that's been turned into a Netflix series and found as much success as Girlboss did.

I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don't ever grow up. Don't become a bore. Don't let The Man get to you.

I have this arsenal of high-waisted wide-leg '70s pants and overalls. They are more roller-disco than Alexander Wang overalls.

A big practice in chaos magic is the use of sigils, which are abstract words or symbols you create and embed with your wishes.

I believe that there is a silver lining in everything, and once you begin to see it, you'll need sunglasses to combat the glare.

It's the beauty of the Web. You can pretend to be anything you want. But people figure out pretty quick if you don't live up to it.

I'm just always making things that are personal but hopefully also inspiring, and share not just my story, but other people's stories.

Its not about being included. It about creating your own space and including yourself and then finding other people that are like okay.

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