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

Diane von Furstenberg

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" Bali and the Aman resorts are all very luxurious, great places to go. "

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" I can honestly say that I understand women very well. If you understand yourself, you understand women, because, in the end, all women are the same. "

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" Attitude is everything. "

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" 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. "

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" I am a traveler. I am a nomad. I rarely sleep in the same bed more than three or four nights. And I know hotel life better than anyone. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I communicate mostly via e-mail and receive hundreds of e-mails a day. "

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" Eighteen months before I was born, my mother was in Auschwitz. She weighed 49 pounds. She always told me that God saved her so she could give me life. I was born out of nothing. "

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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! "

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" We need to encourage designers and agencies to be responsible. We need to make sure everyone is sensitive to the issues. But to calculate the girls' body mass - I personally think it is demeaning. "

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" 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. "

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" I am almost a vegetarian, and I meditate, do yoga and love to hike. "

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" Everyone knows I married a prince, and then I married a billionaire. "

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

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" I adore dark chocolate. "

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" I gave up on my looks a long time ago. "

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" Fashion can be this mysterious thing that you can't explain. "

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" As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue. "

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" I obviously don't feel under pressure to look young, because I have had no Botox or surgery. I don't judge people who choose to have it, but I don't want to erase who I am. "

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" My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection. "

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

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" I travel in so many different ways; I travel high, I rough it... it all depends on who I travel with. "

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

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" The real story is that I am very free, that I've managed to be who I wanted to be without compromising. "

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" Do I believe in reincarnation? Well, let's say that I believe in karma. I think you make your own karma. "

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