Some fairy tales end with the girl marrying the prince... some start there.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that not all stories are the same and that life can begin in various ways, including unconventional ones.
Diane Von Furstenberg's quote highlights the difference in narratives surrounding relationships and life paths. While many fairy tales culminate in a traditional ending, such as marriage, this quote challenges the notion that life's journey must follow a set formula. Instead, it emphasizes that life can also begin with those very moments that society often sees as outcomes, inviting a reflection on the diverse ways in which our stories can unfold, particularly for women.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about women's empowerment at a conference.
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.
People say to me, 'Are you still excited when you go on tour?' Should I be excited about leaving my family? No, and no one should. It's as simple as that. If you put aside the fantasy of it, it is what it is and has to be done. And that's fine, and I pour my entire energy and enthusiasm into it, but of course, I'm of two minds about the whole idea.
In life, there's the beginning and the end. The beginning don't matter. The end don't matter. All that matters is what you do in between β whether you're prepared to do what it takes to make change. There has to be physical and material sacrifice. When all the dust settles and we're getting ready to play down for the ninth inning, the greatest reward is to know that you did your job when you were here on the planet.
I've never had a particular skill. I can't cook, dance, play an instrument, speak a foreign language. This used to worry me. I'd think, when I'm grown up, at 18, then I made it 21, it will be clear what role I should have in life. It never happened. I never signed on the dotted line as the sort of adult my father wanted.
There was always a quest for more minutes, more hours, faster progress to accomplish more in each day. The simple joy of living between summers was gone.
I'll get back to the whores and the horses and the booze, while there's time.
Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
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