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.
A good friend of mine once told me that each morning when you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week from now or a month from now - just think about one day at a time. If you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you. Win the day!
You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood.
Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.
Finally, if you want to write, you have to just shut up, pick up a pen, and do it. I'm sorry there are no true excuses. This is our life. Step forward. Maybe it's only for ten minutes. That's okay. To write feels better than all the excuses.
I'm hopeful that at the end of my life, someone like Frederick Douglass would look at my life and say, 'Well done: you've proven yourself to be worthy of the legacy we left you.'
Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.
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