When I started my blog, I wanted it to be like my house - my own little place that anyone could come to. Chiara Ferragni bloghouseplace Change image and share on social
When I started my blog, it was really this one goal - I said, 'I am not going to be famous to the world, but I could be famous to people on the Internet.' And I set a goal. I said, 'I'm going to win an award,' because I had never won an award in my entire life. Mena Grabowski Trott awardblogentire share on social
When I started my campaign for Congress, I was one who people said, 'Tulsi, you have a bright future, but there's no way you can win.' Tulsi Gabbard brightcampaigncongress Change image and share on social
When I started my company, many people said I shouldn't launch it as a retail concept because it was too big a risk. They told me to launch as a wholesaler to test the waters - because that was the traditional way. Tory Burch bigcompanyconcept share on social
When I started my filmmaking journey 17 years ago, I honestly didn't know what a documentary film was. Tony Kaye agodocumentaryfilm Change image and share on social
When I started my first company, I still had a 40-hour a week job. I was working on my company on nights and weekends before I took the plunge and gave up a salary. Kathryn Minshew companygivehour Change image and share on social
When I started my hotel company, Joie de Vivre, at the age of 26, I saw this venture as my ticket to freedom. Chip Conley agecompanyfreedom Change image and share on social
When I started my last business, I didn't receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can't handle that pressure. Robert Kiyosaki averagebusinesshandle Change image and share on social
When I started my own business, my main reason for designing clothes was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people who went to rock concerts. It didn't go beyond that aspiration at that point. Anna Sui aspirationbusinessclothe Change image and share on social
When I started my own practice, I was criticized, not because I was doing product design but because, like Le Corbusier, I was insisting on paintings in all of my buildings. I would paint wall murals in the houses that I designed, just as he did in the '20s and '30s. Michael Graves 20s30sbuilding share on social
