Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in.
Interpretation
Clarity is essential for achieving goals and pursuing one's vision.
In this quote, Diane Von Furstenberg emphasizes the importance of having clarity in oneβs goals and aspirations. She compares clarity to the act of pruning in gardening, which involves removing unnecessary parts to allow for healthier growth. Without clarity, efforts may be wasted, but with a clear vision and confidence, success can be pursued through hard work.
In practice
During a team meeting to discuss future projects.
There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a branch or a leaf, it's perfect. It's all function. Art is different. It's about emotion. It's about suffering and beauty - but mostly suffering!
The little black dress is the true friend...she travels with you...is patient and constant...you go to her when you don't know where else to go and she is ALWAYS reliable and timeless.
One of the most important things about fashion is to dress as well as you can, look as attractive as you can, and at the same time be comfortable with yourself. Be easy about your clothes; forget about them.
All women are strong. My mother survived Auschwitz, and fear wasn't an option when we were growing up. If we were afraid of the dark, we were put into the closet until we weren't.
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.
I've started horses since I was 12 years old and have been bit, kicked, bucked off and run over. I've tried every physical means to contain my horse in an effort to keep from getting myself killed. I started to realize that things would come much easier for me once I learned why a horse does what he does.
Modesty is of no use to a beggar.
Judging oneself to be inferior to other people was one of the worst acts of pride because it was the most destructive way of being different.
To observe attentively is to remember distinctly.
Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.
Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
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