I hate pretty. Itβs a very empty word. It gives a bad name to beauty.
Oscar De La RentaRead
You don't need an introduction to succeed in life. You need to have good work. Work hard. Believe in yourself
Interpretation
Success comes from hard work and self-belief, not from connections or introductions.
This quote emphasizes that true success in life is derived from personal effort and conviction rather than relying on introductions or external validation. Oscar De La Renta highlights the importance of hard work and self-belief as essential components to achieving one's goals and aspirations.
In practice
During a motivational speech, you could use this quote to inspire young professionals.
I hate pretty. Itβs a very empty word. It gives a bad name to beauty.
Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
The most important beauty is not that with which you were born, but the beauty of character which grows through a woman's life and maybe never stops growing.
I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked.
The essence of style is how you live your life
Be the designer of your own destiny.
My father taught me to always do more than you get paid for as an investment in your future.
I'm literally driving in the middle of the night, and my phone rings, and my manager says, 'How would you like to be the host of the Daily Show?' I get out the car, and I didn't have legs. You know in those movies where there's an explosion? But instead of the sound of the explosion, you hear the silence. That's literally what happened.
If you believe that some day it's going to happen, some day it probably will happen. You just have to make sure you're there when it's happening, and ideally you're at the front of the parade, and the principle beneficiary of when it happens.
I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.
I always thought money was something just to make me happy. But Iβve learned that I feel better being able to help my folks, βcause we never had nothing. So just to see them excited about my career is more of a blessing than me actually having it for myself.
I never considered my dreams wasted energy; they were invariably linked to some form of action. When I dreamed about having a lemonade stand, for example, it wasn't long before I set up a lemonade stand.
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