I’ll see somebody struggling with something, and it doesn’t matter if it’s ironing or mopping or traveling, my brain just starts to percolate. Joy Mangano Read Quote
Obviously, you have to find the confidence within yourself to pursue your ideas, but there’s nothing wrong with having people around you who are going to say, ‘I think that’s a great idea,’ or, ‘I think you’re doing the right thing.’ Joy Mangano Read Quote
I think the movie, ‘Joy,’ has so many touchpoints with so many people because it is about the ordinary, but a lot of the times, the ordinary is extraordinary. Joy Mangano Read Quote
The Miracle Mop created an entirely new category of stick goods – the twist mop. And when I demonstrated it for people, they’d invariably say, ‘I have to have that.’ Joy Mangano Read Quote
Each time I invent something and have it manufactured, it’s so incredibly exciting that I can’t imagine ever wanting to stop. Envisioning new products is easy for me. I just don’t have enough time in the day to design them all. Joy Mangano Read Quote
I definitely don’t need therapy in life because I have gone through every little corner of my life. Joy Mangano Read Quote
When I look back, some of the greatest people in the history of the world have created things where paths have never been with such resiliency. Joy Mangano Read Quote
It’s easy to design expensive products. But there’s that product democracy that I believe very strongly in to make something affordable for almost anybody that would want to use it. Joy Mangano Read Quote
As single-mom female inventor, there was no path for that, so really I don’t think people took me seriously for a really long time. Certainly the Miracle Mop being my first successful product, people started to pay attention, and I guess now they really pay attention. Joy Mangano Read Quote
