I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of taking action to achieve one's dreams rather than just discussing them.
Diane Von Furstenberg expresses a proactive approach to realizing dreams by focusing on action instead of mere conversation. She suggests that discussing dreams before they are fulfilled may detract from the effort needed to achieve them, and she prefers to share her successes only after they have been accomplished, highlighting the value of results over aspirations.
In practice
Using this quote in a motivational speech to encourage students to take action towards their goals.
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.
If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.
A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow
Be willing to get fired for a good idea.
Never, however, do I take shortcuts. There is not path of least resistance in my training. What I do equates to hard manual labor, disciplined grunt work. Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself. You might be able to fool some people, but you can never fool yourself. Your toughest critic is the one you face every morning in the mirror.
If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my Leonardo DiCaprio impression.
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