"My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item." ― Sara Blakely Topic(s): Health Tags: million, revenue More From Sara Blakely "I’ve always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream." "The word ‘Spanx’ was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it." "I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming home and saying, ‘Dad, Dad, I tried out for this or that and I was horrible,’ and he would high-five me and say, ‘Way to go.’" More In Health "Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility, President Obama and his left-leaning advisers always default to rigid ‘Washington knows best’ answers."― Fred Upton "The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it."― Lucius Annaeus Seneca "I don’t think it’s government’s job to find health care for people. I think it’s the individual’s job to find health care."― Ted Cruz