You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
Interpretation
Embrace and appreciate your own presence and self-worth.
Diane Von Furstenberg's quote emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance and self-enjoyment. Since we are our own constant companions throughout life, finding joy and comfort within ourselves is essential for a fulfilling life. This idea advocates for fostering a positive relationship with oneself, which ultimately enhances overall happiness and personal well-being.
In practice
During a motivational speech about self-love and happiness.
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.
A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.
I design for the woman who loves being a woman.
Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.
Happiness is a state of mind. It's just according to the way you look at things.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
Real bliss is to have peace of mind.
Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.
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