Anna Wintour

To be famous these days with no grounding and no substance is not especially difficult. I urge you instead to seek to be relevant, to be agile and educated. ”

If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best. ”

Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend. ”

I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do, and if that turns you into a perfectionist, then maybe I am. ”

It is so important for designers not to run scared, and not to be too worried about what's safe and what's commercial. ”

I love coming in and changing magazines. ”

The Fashion Fund celebrates the real passion that underlies the fashion business, not the frothy world of glamour and celebrity that so often surrounds it. ”

I think it's very important for children to understand that women work and that it's fulfilling, and it doesn't mean that they love you any less or care about you any less. ”

I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion. ”

Previous first ladies seemed to feel the need to wear a sort of uniform, whereas Michelle Obama likes fashion and is very comfortable in fashion. She's happy to mix high and low, and she loves emerging designers. That will do nothing but good for our industry. ”