Gloria Vanderbilt

“I think you must be daring and do things that are not what is expected.”

“My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view.”

“I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success.”

“I'm always in love.”

“I've had many, many loves. I always feel that something is wrong if I'm not in love.”

“I'm not knocking inherited money, but the money I've made has a different kind of savor to it.”

“You have to be relentless. You have to not take no for an answer. You have to believe in yourself.”

“I am a feminist, and I have been for as long as I can remember.”

“What I love about my work is the opportunity to create a world.”

“I do take my work seriously, and I am very disciplined.”

“Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.”

“Decorating is autobiography.”

“You must have a room, or a certain hour of the day... where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning... a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be.”

“It's a perplexing and extraordinary thing to be alive.”

“I don't think of myself as a poor little rich girl. I think of myself as somebody who has had a lot of luck and a lot of privilege, but also has had a lot of tragedy.”