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.
Every moment wasted looking back, keeps us from moving forward.
The man of decision cannot be stopped! The man of indecision cannot be started! Take your own choice.
Integrate what you believe in every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody else, too. Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
You have 15-20 years of work for that one throw, that one moment. And I was like, 'Okay, Lord, this is it - you told me I had the victory. So this is the time to show me'. And I'm going to give it all I have because this is my last throw in the Olympics.
Just put one foot in front of the other and don't worry about the length of the path. Once you get on that path, and the longer you stay on it, there eventually will come a time when you will not turn back.
We won't be distracted by comparison if we're captivated with purpose.
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