Best 101 quotes of Donna Karan on MyQuotes

A fashion victim is dressed in designer clothes from top to bottom.

Assuming I'm home and don't have an event, I'll have a massage or I'll talk on the phone.

Basically, I was a hippie and still am a flower child.

Business, numbers, negotiations, all that stuff I wouldn't go near.

Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!

Design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort so you can get on with the things that matter.

Design is a constant challenge to balance comfort with luxe, the practical with the desirable.

Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never want to look the same way.

Everyone contributes something different to the mind, body and spirit.

Every problem has a creative solution.

Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul. For me, designing is an expression of who I am as a woman, with all the complications, feelings and emotions.

Everything in life... has to have balance.

Every time I see the sunshine in the bright blue sky, I cannot help but think how blessed I really am to see another day. There are so many who may have not woken up to see it but I have been blessed.

Every woman has the power to seduce the world with her uniqueness, passion and creativity.

For me, starting each collection is always about what I really want, what I really need, and I was personally dying for sensual comfort. I think when you think of Donna Karan, you think of sensuality, but it's a different kind of sensuality. A kind of comfort sensuality that is one with your body and the way clothes feel on.

For me, the soul is connected to a higher being. It's not about religion; it's about connecting to your true self - your truth, the truth inside of you, the one you were born with.

Fragrance is the first layer of dressing, a woman's invisible body suit.

I also miss the support that I had of so many people. You know I'm a very Ma and Pa operation right now, and I was used to having everything working for me. It was a similar situation when I left Anne Klein and started Donna Karan. All of a sudden I was working in my apartment and it was, "Oh my god, what am I doing?

I always need a support team, even at Donna Karan. I like collaborating. There is something in collaboration that is wonderful.

I believe Hillary [Clinton] should be the president. I believe having her and her husband in the White House is what the country needs .

I believe in the power of women. As nurturers, we have a unique ability to care and share and make the world a better place. Women Who Inspire are women who are making a difference.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate these young [Israeli] designers. There's too much strife in the world. If we become united in our creativity, not only in what we wear, but what we do, we will change the world. It's truly an honor to be around such inspiration.

I celebrate my people a lot and that's why people stay with me as long as they do.

I could go on for days about why I love yoga. One of my favorite parts is I can't think about anything else other than doing what the teacher tells me to do. For me, someone who has a million things going on at any given moment, that kind of surrender is liberating. I also learn so much about myself - my limitations, my potential, how to be mindful of an injury.

I couldn't stand the fact that anybody else was dressing like me. It was supposed to be for me and my friends, not my daughter and her friends!

I couldn't live without something that touches my heart. No one should.

I did Urban Zen for myself, to make clothes for me and my friends, a similar philosophy to when I started Donna Karan. Except this time I hope it will stay that way so that I will be able to support young designers and mentor them.

I do not believe I can no longer dress people, but it's more about dressing their insides. Everyone is affected by healthcare. Everyone is affected by education. And for me, a personal inspiration is the preservation of culture.

I don't feel burdened, but I do feel a little frustrated. Because I see the problem, and I can see the solution - but there are two strongly different points of view on this - like the Republicans and Democrats.

I do remember how sexy my collection was after I first got involved with Stephan [Weiss]. That's one thing I don't have in my life now and...if anything, that's one thing I would love.

I feel at home most places I go, but my very top of the list are Bali, Italy, and London. Those are like second homes to me.

I feel very strongly about dresses on every level - a dress feels like underpinning.

If I weren’t doing what I’m doing today... I’d be traveling around the world on the back of a motorcycle.

If you look at the world today, there are as many solutions as there are problems. I think that is a big part of creativity. That's why I started Urban Zen. Because I wanted to dress and address people.

I have tried to hold my philanthropic passion to fashion, because I think this is very important, and I realize I need to delve even deeper into it.

I like the idea of having many different ways to express myself. There is a part of me as an artist and a creator who would like to express myself in many different ways. But then at the same time I know I have limited hours in the day, and I can only do so much successfully.

I look in my closet, and if I need it, I design it.

I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion. The development procedure is more tactile. It's about space and form and it's something you can share with other people.

I love green juices, soups, and salads. I also love dark chocolate.

I love skiing, I love the sun, I love my children, I love my grandchildren, I love my family and friends... and whatever I haven't done.

I love to play, I love to dance, I love to party . . . I'm a liver. I think what I need to learn is how to find the calmness, the centeredness.

I meditate whenever I can. I can be in the back seat of a car or in between appointments.

I'm more eclectic.Maybe I'm minimalist in the respect that I love black...black for the winter, white for the summer, you know? But I love artisanal things.

I'm not a fan of Donald Trump. To be perfectly honest, I don't think violence is the answer to anything and I think, hopefully, she [Hillary Clinton] will be our president.

I'm not as obsessive-compulsive about certain things; I give a lot of latitude to people and support people. I know that I can't do it myself and that you're only as good as the people you have behind you.

I must say that the more you give, the more you get. Being able to find solutions, to help other people is extremely gratifying.

I'm very involved in my business and with my family and my friends. I don't play the social world very much, and not to promote my product. I do it for the philanthropic problems because there I feel that I'm making a difference, and that I'm helping. So I do it in a soulful way.

I'm very involved with Pilates as well; you have to be careful. I can't do headstands any more, I have a neck and a spinal problem, but I used to do it.

I never see one woman when I design, it's always a universe of women

I practice yoga and take a steam-filled bath or shower. Then I sit quietly and review and prioritize my to-do list.