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I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course.

Sara Blakely

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Sara Blakely
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: February 27
Businessperson
Businesswoman
Patron Of The Arts
Stand-Up Comedian
Clearwater
Florida
Failure
Courses
Course
Nothing
Way
Think
Nudging
Thinking
Liberating
Life
Perceive

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