I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her voice or her leadership.
Donna KaranRead
Women should always take care of themselves first. It makes you more equipped to take care of others.
Interpretation
Prioritizing personal well-being enhances one's ability to support others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-care for women, suggesting that by tending to their own needs and well-being, they become more capable and effective in supporting those around them. It highlights a reciprocal relationship between self-care and caring for others, advocating that personal health and happiness are not selfish but essential for those who take on the responsibility of caring for others.
In practice
During a women's empowerment seminar.
I've always been about the power of a woman - accentuating the positive, deleting the negative, whether you're talking her body, her voice or her leadership.
Everything I do is a matter of heart, body and soul. For me, designing is an expression of who I am as a woman, with all the complications, feelings and emotions.
When I first started designing, all women were dressed like men, and I said, 'Hey, guys, let's be women, put the two together - it's not either/or. Let's celebrate our bodies. Our bodies are different.'
I can't tell you how much I appreciate these young [Israeli] designers. There's too much strife in the world. If we become united in our creativity, not only in what we wear, but what we do, we will change the world. It's truly an honor to be around such inspiration.
I never see one woman when I design, it's always a universe of women
My mom cleaned toilets for a long time, and she'd seen a lot of terrible things, but she was still the strength of our family. And there are women like that all across the country - all around the world - who show that type of fortitude.
Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease.
Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.
'Men don't cry!' 'Women can't handle money!' What limiting ideas to live with.
Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.
I have made it possible for many colored women to abandon the washtub for a more pleasant and profitable occupation.
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