Quotes from Diane von Furstenberg

I'm not tired of who I am. That would be sad!

I gave up on my looks a long time ago.

Do I believe in reincarnation? Well, let's say that I believe in karma. I think you make your own karma.

There are emerging countries. I mean, there are countries, you know, China, India, and Brazil, and all of these countries that are emerging. They are building homes. They are building - so there is a new lifestyle.

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

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.

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!

I think all races are represented in America much more than in many other places, but it's also nice to remind people about that ethnic mix. I would like to see more black models and women from different ethnic backgrounds, but I also think that when you are casting, you just choose the most beautiful girl you can find.

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.

The wrap dress is the most traditional form of dressing: It's like a robe, it's like a kimono, it's like a toga. It doesn't have buttons or zippers. What made it different was that it was jersey; therefore, it was close to the body and it was a print.

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.

I was 26 when I invented the wrap dress. It was just a nothing little printed dress made out an jersey, and before I know it, I lived an American Dream making more than 25,000 dresses a week.

If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect.

I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are.

I travel in so many different ways; I travel high, I rough it... it all depends on who I travel with.

For me, traveling and living are the same. How you travel is a symbol of your life.

Absence Is To Love, What The Wind Is To Fire, When It's a Small Fire The Wind Kills It But When It's a Real Fire It Intensifies It

I used to be very insecure about my curly hair, because I lived in a country where everybody had blonde straight hair.

Women inspire me... so I enjoy women's stories and biographies. I am interested in all women.

What's important to me is to share, and being inspired, and inspiring.

All I can tell you is that 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.

Water is life is love is life is water.

The iPad! What is better designed than that? I read magazines on it, I play Scrabble. I use it for everything.

Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam.