"I decided who I wanted to be, and that is who I am."
On individuality as distinction:
"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different."
On working hard for success:
"Nothing replaces work; not titles, not nerve, not luck."
On how to attain greatness:
"Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."
On what makes a modern woman:
"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."
On breaking the rules:
"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."
On the liberating use of the word ‘No’:
"Elegance is refusal."
On channeling timelessness:
"Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance."
On deciding what to wear:
"Dress like you are going to meet your worst enemy today."
On why a good pair of shoes are important:
"A woman with good shoes is never ugly."
On why dressing up is key:
"Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman."
On what fashion really means:
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."
On the #YOLO philosophy:
"You live but once; you might as well be amusing."
On speaking up:
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."
On life’s luxuries:
"The best things in life are free. The second-best are very expensive."
On what matters the most:
"There are people who have money and people who are rich."
