Quotes from Diane von Furstenberg

I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

My goal in life is to be your best friend when you open your closet

My mother never, ever told me about evilness. She only saw the beautiful things... she wanted to protect me from it.

You need, in your closet, clothes that will - that you can use in many different ways. Clothes that make you fell comfortable, clothes that make you feel 'you.'

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.

Don't be afraid of your own strength.

Nature is a source of strength.

Do less but do better. Get back to yoga. Remember that stress is not progress.

Just don't go to a place where everything is too expensive... it'll put your husband in a bad mood.

Animals come from nature. They were not designed. All my inspiration comes from nature, whether it's an animal or the layout of bark or of a leaf. Sometimes my patterns are very bold, and you can barely see where they come from, but all the textures and all the prints come out of nature.

You can learn a lot from my mistakes more than my success.

Building a wardrobe is like building a circle of friends your whole life.... Your own beauty is to be yourself, but of course we need tools and accessories.

It's not about going to a party. It's life as a party.

I was lucky enough to have it all. To be successful in business, to have children, to raise them on my own, and to travel and live my life. It was a lot of work, but it's a privilege to have been able to do it.

I had arranged a birthday party for him and my children, who are all Aquarians. Instead, we got married. I ran out of excuses. It was just us and my children.

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

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.

The important thing is to take your time and not get stressed.

I am a traveler. I am a nomad. I rarely sleep in the same bed more than three or four nights. And I know hotel life better than anyone.

Eighteen months before I was born, my mother was in Auschwitz. She weighed 49 pounds. She always told me that God saved her so she could give me life. I was born out of nothing.

Women are strong. We can do it all. But not always at the same time.

The way I design generally is very much travel-oriented because that is my life. That's why I make clothes that are so light and so easy to pack and a little bit seasonless.

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.

Fashion is mysterious, as a rule. Why are blue jeans a classic? You just hit on something that happens to be timeless and right.