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" I get ideas about what's essential when packing my suitcase. "

Diane von Furstenberg

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" I am a fast dresser, 30 minutes max with hair and makeup. I don't have a uniform, but I like to be comfortable. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I've always liked wrinkles. When I was a young girl, I used to make lines on my face with my nails because I loved Jeanne Moreau. I always wanted to be older; I always added years to my life. For the longest time, if people thought I was older, I would take it as a compliment. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" The fashion industry has a responsibility to represent a healthy image of women, but to start weighing them and putting them against a wall and making them feel like animals? No. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I've been working seriously in giving fashion a place that it deserves. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I never knew what I wanted to do, but I knew the kind of woman I wanted to be. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I always was fascinated with China, because I was born in Europe, and for us, China had this fascination and mystery. The first time I came here was in 1989. They were on bicycles, and the speed of the growth has been incredible. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" Women inspire me... so I enjoy women's stories and biographies. I am interested in all women. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" When you come to a hotel room, you want it to be grand, functional and beautiful. But you don't want things that are not useful. Sometimes you go to hotels and there are all these frames and pictures of people you don't know, and you end up hiding everything in the drawer, and then housekeeping come and put it out again. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" There are emerging countries. I mean, there are countries, you know, China, India, and Brazil, and all of these countries that are emerging. They are building homes. They are building - so there is a new lifestyle. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" Attitude is everything. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" My clothes are great for a honeymoon: They're light and sexy, colorful and pretty, and not expensive. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I design for the woman who loves being a woman. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" Marriage was never a destination with me. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I'm very good at breaking up with people. Very good. It requires a lot of skill, but what you do is you tell them the truth of why you are breaking up with them, and after that, you somehow compensate with other things. If you have loved someone, I think that somehow they should always be a part of your life. I really do. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" The Chinese consumer is everybody. It's very simple. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little bit humble. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" Fashion is mysterious, as a rule. Why are blue jeans a classic? You just hit on something that happens to be timeless and right. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" When you get into a hotel room, you lock the door, and you know there is a secrecy, there is a luxury, there is fantasy. There is comfort. There is reassurance. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" My son loves the Hotel du Cap, in the south of France. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I'm not someone who calculates things. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" Women are strong. We can do it all. But not always at the same time. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" I was lucky enough to have it all. To be successful in business, to have children, to raise them on my own, and to travel and live my life. It was a lot of work, but it's a privilege to have been able to do it. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" 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. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" My mother never, ever told me about evilness. She only saw the beautiful things... she wanted to protect me from it. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" My best friend is me, and I take good care of me. "

Diane von Furstenberg