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" When I was young, I lived like an old woman, and when I got old, I had to live like a young person. "

Diane von Furstenberg

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" Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in. "

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" I am not allowed to be afraid. My mother made me like that. As a child, if I was afraid of the dark, she would lock me in the closet. Things like this. And she would talk about the time she spent in the concentration camp, but not about being afraid, only about the good side of 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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" I used the aspects of being a woman to my advantage, but I worked for myself, not a big corporation, so I was lucky to have the freedom to behave however I liked. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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" Marriage was never a destination with me. "

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" 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. "

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" Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. "

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" 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. "

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" I'm not the only one; most people's mothers are the most influential person in their life. But my mother survived the camps, and she was very strong. She made me strong, but she wanted me to be strong. That's more important. "

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

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" I believe that all women should have children. I think women are made to have children and to be mothers. I also think women have to have an identity outside the home. "

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" I've always been inspired by women, and my mission was to inspire women. I always wanted to become a certain kind of woman, and I became that woman through fashion. It was a dialogue. I would see that the wrap dress made those women confident, and made them act with confidence. "

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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. "

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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 gave up on my looks a long time ago. "

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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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" My mother said that we're so lucky to be women. It's not that men are weak. Men are men. We're two completely different animals. "

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" Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over. "

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