Diane von Furstenberg
27 quotes
"There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a branch or a leaf, it's perfect. It's all function. Art is different. It's about emotion. It's about suffering and beauty - but mostly suffering!"
"I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman."
"When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier."
"The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself."
"You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company."
"Attitude is everything."
"I had arranged a birthday party for him and my children, who are all Aquarians. Instead, we got married. I ran out of excuses. It was just us and my children."
"I design for the woman who loves being a woman."
"Italy will always have the best food."
"I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are."
"I travel in so many different ways I travel high, I rough it... it all depends on who I travel with."
"Now is the time to become a myth."
"Character. Intelligence. Strength. Style. That makes beauty."
"I’ve never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don’t let it out. Then there’s a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy."
"I find great happiness in my relationships with old friends, living mirrors that reflect histories of laughter and sorrow, triumphs and failures, births and deaths, on both sides."
"All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength."
"My best friend is me, and I take good care of me."
"The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself. And then after that, I'd say once you have that, it may be hard work, but you can actually design your life."
"Marriage was never a destination with me."
"Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in."
"Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections."
"I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done."
"All I can tell you is that I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out. Then there's a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy."
"I never modeled myself after anyone. The person who had most influence on me was my mother, but it was really for her strength and courage more than her style, even though she had a lot of style. In a weird way, looking at pictures of me when I was 17 or 18, I was dressing the same way. I haven't changed very much."
"Insecurity is a waste of time."