Diane von Furstenberg

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

Insecurity is a waste of time.

I gave up on my looks a long time ago.

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

I am not allowed to be afraid. My mother made me like that. As a child, if I was afraid of the dark, she would lock me in the closet. Things like this. And she would talk about the time she spent in the concentration camp, but not about being afraid, only about the good side of it.

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.

Work and children I could have. But the husband was just too much.

A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.

The fashion industry has a responsibility to represent a healthy image of women, but to start weighing them and putting them against a wall and making them feel like animals? No.

I always was fascinated with China, because I was born in Europe, and for us, China had this fascination and mystery. The first time I came here was in 1989. They were on bicycles, and the speed of the growth has been incredible.