Donna Karan Quotes

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

— Donna Karan

“Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!”

— Donna Karan

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

— Donna Karan

“I believe in comfort. If you don't feel comfortable in your clothes, it's hard to think of anything else.”

— Donna Karan

“Everything in life ... has to have balance.”

— Donna Karan

“I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her voice or her leadership.”

— Donna Karan

“I think I was a nomad in another life.”

— Donna Karan

We've come a long way. Power dressing now is designed to let the woman inside us come through.

— Donna Karan

“Everything comes out of what works for me.”

— Donna Karan

“I live for what I haven't done.”

— Donna Karan

“When I first started designing, all women were dressed like men, and I said, 'Hey, guys, let's be women, put the two together - it's not either/or. Let's celebrate our bodies. Our bodies are different.'”

— Donna Karan

“It used to be only yoga, but now I do Pilates as well; I feel like I need the balance.”

— Donna Karan

“I always thought I should have been a better mother.”

— Donna Karan

I always thought what you wore underneath was as important as what you wear on top.

— Donna Karan

I'm really quite simple.

— Donna Karan

“I really feel that we need to scale back and get to what is important on so many levels.”

— Donna Karan

“If it's a regular day, I won't wear any makeup, just leave my hair down and head out to the car.”

— Donna Karan

“When I started Donna Karan, people weren't really accepting the idea of the working woman.”

— Donna Karan

“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.”

— Donna Karan

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

— Donna Karan

“Personal Style comes from within. It's when the woman, her individuality and spirit come through. She uses clothes to express who she is and how she feels”

— Donna Karan

“My favorite journey is anywhere I haven't been”

— Donna Karan

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

— Donna Karan

“My bodysuit is how I start everyday. I wear a bodysuit everyday of my life. It's how I start my yoga practice. It's underneath it all. For me, what goes under the clothes is as important as what goes on top of the clothes. It's a layering aspect, so it's inside.”

— Donna Karan

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

— Donna Karan

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?"

— Donna Karan

Every problem has a creative solution.

— Donna Karan

“Accent your positive and delete your negative.”

— Donna Karan

“When you grow a business, it belongs to a lot of other people besides you. As much as you want to control it, the minute you go public, it becomes a business ...”

— Donna Karan

“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.”

— Donna Karan

“Where there is creativity there is hope and Haiti is the most hopeful place I've experienced”

— Donna Karan

“You have to keep your eyes and heart open
there are always new things to discover, new problems to solve.”

— Donna Karan

“One of our greatest gifts is out intuition. It is a sixth sense we all have - we just need to learn to tap into and trust it.”

— Donna Karan

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

— Donna Karan

“You know the bodysuit that I built my line on? ... That was about me being able to go directly from work to yoga class. It just wasn't as accepted to talk about then.”

— Donna Karan

“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.”

— Donna Karan

“My biggest style regret is that I can't fit into the models' clothes.”

— Donna Karan

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

— Donna Karan

“My New Years Resolution is to find the calm in the chaos. Practicing yoga is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. It's where you connect mind, body and spirit.”

— Donna Karan

I love Thieves, it is therapeutic, if you're not feeling well. It has a very strong scent but is quite wonderful. I also use lavender. Peppermint, when my stomach is upset.

— Donna Karan

“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.”

— Donna Karan

Personally, I don't use fragrance, and only use essential oils. Stephan [Weiss] said, "Donna, we have to do fragrance - fragrance will last forever - fashion goes up and down. And I said, "I love Casablanca lilies, I love the smell of your neck and I love suede. If you can combine these three together, we can discuss it."

— Donna Karan

“You look at the world situation, look at London, Paris, Italy, it is all basically the same as the U.S. Then you look at other places such as India, Bali, with warmer climates, you know the Southern climates, they are very different. I think there is a time and place for everything and in Australia, for example, it is completely the opposite. I don't think we can be designing for that customer per se.”

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“I've been away and haven't seen my family. I speak to them every day though. I miss them, but I love traveling.”

— Donna Karan

“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.”

— Donna Karan

“I think we're on a journey ... It was very easy to write about my past in my book, but writing about the present is all a new chapter. I hope that people find this journey fascinating, informative and educational.”

— Donna Karan

I would love to work with the artisans and take it to another dimension, the same way I did in Haiti.

— Donna Karan

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.

— Donna Karan

I think I was always inspired by seeing a problem, and finding a solution.

— Donna Karan

“When I see a non-yogi [benefit], that's when it really affects my life.”

— Donna Karan