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" I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her voice or her leadership. "

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" Scheduling me is not easy, as most people know, because once I start, I don't stop. "

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" I love skiing, I love the sun, I love my children, I love my grandchildren, I love my family and friends... and whatever I haven't done. "

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" I design from instinct. It's the only way I know how to live. What feels good. What feels right. What is needed. Give me a problem and I will approach it creatively, from my gut. "

" Everything comes out of what works for me. "

" I'm really quite simple. "

" I start my day with a mind, body, soul practice - yoga, Pilates or meditation. "

" I think I was a nomad in another life. "

" When I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman. "

" If it's a regular day, I won't wear any makeup, just leave my hair down and head out to the car. "

" Originally, back in 1992, DKNY started because I couldn't find a pair of jeans. I also wanted to dress my teenage daughter Gabby. So it was the perfect street wardrobe: jeans, anoraks, jumpsuits, boyfriend jackets, sweaters, skirts and dresses. Then DKNY grew into an entire lifestyle concept, including tailored clothes you wear to work. "

" My daughter Gabby very kindly once said that she thinks I was a better mother because I was doing a job I loved. I now think guilt is a universal part of being a mother. I used to think it was Jewish-mother guilt but now I think it is working-mother guilt. "

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" We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through. "

" It used to be only yoga, but now I do Pilates as well; I feel like I need the balance. "

" Design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort so you can get on with the things that matter. "