Diane Von Furstenberg Quotes

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself.

You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.

Now is the time to become a myth.

I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be.

Attitude is everything.

The biggest mistake a woman can make is not to be herself in public or private.

Don’t blame your parents, don’t blame your boyfriend, don’t blame the weather. Accept the reality, embrace the challenge, and deal with it. Be in charge of your own life. Turn negatives into positives and be proud to be a woman.

You know who’s gonna give you everything? Yourself.

My definition of beauty is strength and personality.

In all circumstances, I always look for the light and build around it, with little memory of pain.

I design for the woman who loves being a woman.

When you feel humiliated or things like that, you either use it as fuel to change or you get covered by it.

I’ve never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don’t let it out. Then there’s a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.

Fear is not an option.” “Don’t dwell on the dark side of things, but look for the light and build around it. If one door closes, look for another one to open.” “Never, ever, blame others for what befalls you, no matter how horrible it might be. Trust you, and only you, to be responsible for your own life.

The girls who were unanimously considered beautiful often rested on their beauty alone. I felt I had to do things, to be intelligent and develop a personality in order to be seen as attractive. By the time I realized maybe I wasn't plain and might even possibly be pretty, I had already trained myself to be a little more interesting and informed.

The secret to a great marriage is having a great husband.

Beware of your thoughts for they become words, beware of your words for they become actions, beware of your actions for they become habits, beware of your habits for they become character, beware of your character for it becomes your destiny.

I always knew the woman I wanted to be.

Character. Intelligence. Strength. Style. That makes beauty.

Why should we all wrap ourselves in kitchen wallpaper just because Diane von Furstenberg married up and got handed a fashion label?

Never, ever, blame others for what befalls you, no matter how horrible it might be. Trust you, and only you, to be responsible for your own life.

Passion and persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true, but there are no shortcuts. Nothing happens without hard work.

Be in charge of your own life.

What I have learned is that when you are sick, much of healing is in the hands of doctors and science, but part of it is finding and using your own power.

Truth is cathartic, a way of keeping the trees pruned. The truer you can be the better it is because it simplifies life and love.

New York seemed as young as I was and infinitely hospitable.

Don’t dwell on the dark side of things, but look for the light and build around it.

When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier. —DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

God has saved my life so that I can give you life.

As my mother told me, if you save one life, it begins a dynasty. The life you save can save another, so one life is never too small.

I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, but I knew the woman I wanted to become.

Landscapes change, people come and go, but all the landscapes, all the experiences, all the people weave into your life’s fabric.

I find great happiness in my relationships with old friends, living mirrors that reflect histories of laughter and sorrow, triumphs and failures, births and deaths, on both sides.

If you doubt your power, you give power to your doubts.

Love is life is love. There is no way to envision life without love, and at this point in my life, I don’t think there is anything more important—love of family, love of nature, love of travel, love of learning, love of life in every way—all of it. Love is being thankful, love is paying attention, love is being open and compassionate. Love is using all the privileges you possess to help those who are in need. Love is giving voice to those who don’t have one. Love is a way of feeling alive and respecting life. I have been in love many times, but

Landscapes change, people come and go, but all the landscapes, all the experiences, all the people weave into your life's fabric. Love is not just about people you had affairs with. Love is about moments of intimacy, paying attention to others, connecting. As you learn love is everywhere, you find it everywhere.

You know, there's this thing about the woman across the room. You see the woman across the room, you think, 'She's so poised; she's so together.' But she looks at you and you are the woman across the room for her.

Love is about relationships, yet the most important relationship is the one you have with yourself. Who else is with you at all times? Who else feels the pain when you are hurt? The shame when you are humiliated? Who can smile at your small satisfactions and laugh at your victories but you? Who understands your moments of fear and loneliness better? Who can console you better than you? You are the one who possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness. You cannot have a good relationship with anyone, unless you first have it with yourself. Once you have that, any other relationship is a plus, and not a must.

The trees at Cloudwalk have been my friends for forty years. I'm sure if I were sawed in half, our rings would match.

I wanted to be a certain kind of woman. I became that kind of woman.

As a girl, I did not know what I wanted to do but I knew the kind of woman I wanted to be. I wanted to be my own person, independent and free. I knew that freedom could only be achieved if I took full responsibility for myself and my actions, if I were true to truth, if I became my very best friend.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.” ― Diane Von Furstenberg

Difficult moments that started with defeat and frustrations can become our most cherished souvenirs because, looking back, they were the seeds for success and have transformed into our most amusing and meaningful anecdotes.

When young people eager to start their own lives and careers ask me for advice I smile and always say: “Passion and persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true, but there are no shortcuts. Nothing happens without hard work.

The best thing about aging, I have come to understand, is that you have a past. No one can take that away, so you'd better like it. That is why it is so important to waste no time. By living fully every day, you create your life and that becomes your past, a rich past.

When it came to my choices, I tried to be somewhat unpredictable, to prevent anyone from ascribing any sort of message to what I wore. It was a thin line to walk. I was supposed to stand out without overshadowing others, to blend in but not fade away. As a black woman, too, I knew I’d be criticized if I was perceived as being showy and high-end, and I’d also be criticized if I was too casual. So I mixed it up. I’d match a Michael Kors skirt with a T-shirt from Gap. I wore something from Target one day and Diane von Furstenberg the next.

Love is life is love. There is no way to envision life without love, and at this point in my life, I don’t think there is anything more important—love of family, love of nature, love of travel, love of learning, love of life in every way—all of

Love is life is love. There is no way to envision life without love, and at this point in my life, I don’t think there is anything more important—love of family, love of nature, love of travel, love of learning, love of life in every way—all of it. Love is being thankful, love is paying attention, love is being open and compassionate. Love is using all the privileges you possess to help those who are in need. Love is giving voice to those who don’t have one. Love is a way of feeling alive and respecting life.

Just as I collect books and textiles, I collect memories and friends. I love to remember. It’s not that I dwell in nostalgia, but that I love intimacy. It is the opposite of small talk. It is the closest thing to truth. “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” as I learned in Oxford when I studied the English poet John Keats.

In the end, it was not just reframing, but also perseverance, that finally resulted in Rent the Runway’s success. We went back to Diane von Furstenberg again and again ... and again, as we did with hundreds of other designer brands.

If I hadn’t moved, I’d be wearing Americano and cold brew with my Diane von Furstenberg.