“It took me quite a while to learn how to do the corporate dance. I was just too defensive. I just got involved with too much and I don't have to do that. All my companies that I work with have been around for years with me. They got the brand down. They keep it going in a really good way. I realized one day I am not going to love all the people around me. I did with my company, because we really ran it like a family. Everybody loved everybody else, and they still do. I still have my pink lady sorority club going on.”
“Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead.”
Betsey Johnson
“Every time I went down the aisle, I was totally, 100 percent in love. I loved being in love. And the downside was, I really was attracted to men very opposite from myself. You know, that old story. Yo...”
Betsey Johnson
“...On one side, there was super, super conservative, regular girl-next-door. And on the other side, there was this kind of fantasyland, pretend, dancing-school, wonderfulness: you know, the hair, the ...”
Betsey Johnson
“I have my on and I have my off switch. I'm as exuberant and whatever else you want to call me; I'm very private. I usually go out to dinner here by myself, five o'clock. I love it. I mean, who could e...”
Betsey Johnson
“I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. That's why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts.”
Betsey Johnson