Diane von Furstenberg

"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!"

"The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself."

"The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself."

"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."

"You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company."

"When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier."