Quotes from Dylan Lauren

If your heart's not into what you're selling, you're not going to make it.

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.

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

Whenever I meet with nutritionists, we discuss the idea of having everything in moderation and that people should eat protein or fiber when they eat sugar.

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

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.

I can definitely eat more of some candy than I should, so I have found that if I have coffee or a chai latte, it curbs the sugar craving.

Cut a balance: eat well and then have your sugar fix. Everything in moderation.

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

Summer is very precious.

My friends call me Clark Kent: I'm known to change in phone booths.

I always saw candy as art.

I think people always want candy, whether you're a kid or an adult.

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

I shop for candy instead of clothes!

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

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I've always been surrounded by creative people.

Regarding managing people, I am lucky to be surrounded by good, smart friends, some of whom own their own companies or have worked in ones and can lend experience.

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

We served Twinkies and Sno Balls at our wedding. We put them on silver trays so they looked elegant - but they were the real deal!

I collect candy packaging from around the world and believe it has the value of Pop Art.

One day, I hope to have a pot bellied pig and a wombat as pets.

I dye my eyelashes on occasion so I don't have to wear mascara. I find that mascara weighs on my eyes, making me sleepy, and it is a pain to take off.