Ralph Lauren Quotes

"I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion victims. I think these (clothes) are for women that want to look sexy. They want to look smart."

"A lot of hard work is hidden behind nice things."

"I don't design clothes, I design dreams."

"You have to create something from nothing."

"When you put on something that you really like, you feel like you are that person or the person you want to be."

"My thing was always about individuality and about creating a world - because you don't just wear clothes, you live a life. You have style. You project who you are."

"The clothes that I design and everything I've done is about life and how people live and how they want to live and how they dream they'll live. That's what I do."

"I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen."

"I was never money conscious. I would never have succeeded if I thought I was going to be a millionaire."

"I believe in God. I believe in doing the right thing. I believe in helping people if I can."

"You don't have to wear a label to be important."

"I love the challenge of new ideas."

"People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams."

"My father was an artist. When life was harder and he couldn't get jobs, he painted houses, but he was artistic. When I went to see his work, it was special. Somewhere along the line, I felt I was special. I didn't know why."

"My philosophy was that I never had focus groups."

"When you don't do something anymore, all of a sudden everyone treasures it."

"I always feel like I have to keep going. You can sit back and say, 'Maybe I can stop.' But then you're yesterday, and I love tomorrow."

"I went to my boss, and I said, 'Look, I'd like to design these ties because I think they could be new.' He said, 'The world isn't ready for Ralph Lauren.' I never forgot that because... I thought that was a compliment."

"My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'"

"I try to make things that are fresh and different, even if they are inspired by classic things."

"I loved Cary Grant. I got to know him and Audrey Hepburn. Here were these people I always liked and admired, and they were coming to my house."

"I had a very nice life. I was a very good kid. I had nice friends. I played in the school yard. I was nice to my parents; they were nice to me. They were loving parents - they were always there."

"I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream."

"My philosophy has always been that I can sell chinos and T-shirts and $5,000 gowns - they just have to be the best of what they are."

"I'm a fan of people that have quality, that do what they do, and that are not into the showbiz."

"I never said to myself, 'I'm going to be the greatest.' I just wanted to do my own thing."

"I think I've been happy because I've been able to do what I believe in, and on my own terms."

"It's the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept... It's not about age. It's about taste, and it's about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything."

"I think the accessories look very modern and very exciting. These big earrings, these big hoops. I think the girls are sort of falling in love with... collars, neck collars."

"They know they're going to look beautiful, and I don't think women should look like costumes. They shouldn't look like fashion victims."