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" I have a vanilla chai latte every morning, which I usually follow with an oatmeal raisin cookie and eggs for breakfast. "

" My parents always told me, 'Do what you love because that is what you will do well in.' They told me to make sure that you are happy. "

Do What You Love

" If you're running a race, and you're looking at the lane to your right or your left, you're gonna trip instead of... focusing forward. "

" I love the BlackBerry. I'm on it all the time. I literally wrote my whole book, 'Unwrap Your Sweet Life,' on the BlackBerry while I was working out on the StairMill. So many people tease me about having a BlackBerry, but I meet a lot of people who still use one. Obama has a BlackBerry! "

" My parents screened 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' for my 6th birthday, and I became fascinated by the idea of living in a candy land with chocolate rivers and lollipop trees. "

" Anytime you can promote young artists and designers is a cool thing. "

" For a while after college, I was thinking of becoming a fitness trainer, and I am a certified aqua trainer. "

" Watching my dad, Ralph Lauren, design clothes when I was young, I was always inspired. "

" I don't like sitting still at a desk and often conduct business on my Blackberry or in walking meetings. "

" I am so proud of the growth of Dylan's Candy Bar into two more flagship stores: Union Square in New York City and Chicago on Michigan Avenue, and two airport stores: JFK and Detroit. "

" Some people like telling people what to do. I don't like telling people what to do. "

" If these rich women from 5th Avenue spend a fortune on cashmere sweaters, they will come to my store to buy gummy bears. "

" On really hot days, I try to motivate friends and family to come into the pool for an aqua jogging session which I teach. Aqua jogging is a great way to avoid the impact of regular walking or jogging on land. This is especially beneficial for those who have joint pain or who are healing from an injury. "

Friends And Family

" People will say candy is recession-proof, and we're definitely seeing nostalgic candies coming about, and people want that sugar rush and that nostalgic happiness, like their childhood times. "

" If people try to cut sugar out completely, they often splurge later. That isn't a good idea. "

" I know everything about candy. Would you believe I even know where to find gumballs in the middle of Africa? "

" Sugar and chocolate, anything that boosts your serotonin levels, is something people, I think, crave. "

" It's inspiring to watch people love my dad and want to work with him. I feel that same investment in making sure people are happy. "

" The best thing in business is to follow your gut. If a decision is not sitting well with you, don't just make it. "

" I always loved the retail entertainment sector, like FAO Schwartz, where it's a little more exciting than just going into a little corner deli candy place. "

" I've been entrepreneurial since middle school. I was always arranging bake sales, dances and school trips to raise money for the Dalton School. "

" The people at Dylan's Candy Bar, they have to have an inner child and a sense of fun... and love the colors and the textures. "

" Red candy is my favorite - I like red string licorice, Swedish Fish, and red gum balls. "

" I am a picky eater. By that I mean, I love to pick the raisins out of oatmeal raisin cookies, the chips out of chocolate chip cookies, the white side off of black and white cookies, and the vanilla center out of Oreos. "

" My passion is really candy, but I know that I can use art and fashion as inspiration. "

" So much of what we decide to carry in our stores is based on what we hear through the Dylan's Candy Bar Facebook Page and Twitter feeds. "

" My favorite place in the world is my dad's house in Montauk. "

" My parents were inspired by Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas when naming me. They specifically saved this masculine name for their only girl. "

" I'll offset neutral shades with bright colors. It helps me stand out without looking cartoonish. "