Ralph Lauren Quotations

I went through the extremes of amazing notoriety and also the dreaded things that you never thought you'd have to live through. Not everything works the way you want it to, but if I sit back and think, 'Am I happy about this?' Yeah. I wouldn't have done anything any better.

I went to my boss, and I said, 'Look, I'd like to design these ties because I think they could be new.' He said, 'The world isn't ready for Ralph Lauren.' I never forgot that because... I thought that was a compliment.

I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.

People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams.

My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'

They know they're going to look beautiful, and I don't think women should look like costumes. They shouldn't look like fashion victims.

I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen.

It's the kind of clothes that mothers and daughters can wear, in terms of concept... It's not about age. It's about taste, and it's about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything.

The clothes that I design and everything I've done is about life and how people live and how they want to live and how they dream they'll live. That's what I do.

I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion victims. I think these (clothes) are for women that want to look sexy. They want to look smart.

My father was an artist. When life was harder and he couldn't get jobs, he painted houses, but he was artistic. When I went to see his work, it was special. Somewhere along the line, I felt I was special. I didn't know why.

I never went to fashion school. I didn't know what a designer was. I knew I had something, but I didn't know what it was. And it could just have easily been nothing.

I think the accessories look very modern and very exciting. These big earrings, these big hoops. I think the girls are sort of falling in love with... collars, neck collars.

Some women think that if the look this season is minis, they have to wear minis. If you don't have great legs, there are plenty of alternatives.

I don't like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.

We are pleased with our performance in the quarter, given the challenging economic environment, ... We continue to strive to be an innovator in the industry by constantly updating our products and merchandise as we seek new customers, while remaining faithful to the traditional Polo customer. This strategy, balanced with sound business practices in a competitive marketplace, is what built Polo Ralph Lauren and made it a leader for three decades, and this strategy will take us into the next decade.

We're making a major move of the Internet, and runway.polo.com is a natural extension of both polo.com and our collection business.

There is a short length that I'm doing ... and I'm doing some cropped pants and some long dresses and long skirts at the same time,

The fabrics, whether it be hand-painted prints at the end, or whether it be new knits and stretch fabrics ... sort of make the whole world.

He is a class act and I have the most respect and admiration for him. We are both friends and business partners. If the U.S. was looking for another president and Roger were available, I'd pick him.

I think where we are in our time right now, everything has gotten homogenized, (and) I felt that the sort of self- expression was very important.

It's sport utility done in a dressed-up way,

I wanted to show the dimension and the international image of my work.

I started in the men's business, so I always sort of have a touch of menswear in terms of where I'm going, ... And I think one of the sexiest looks for women, instead of wearing a low cut thing, sometimes a man's suit is more.

I don't think I'm the gift of the world - I just do what I do, and I love it and I've been lucky.

I can drive a certain car one day with great pleasure, and the next day I'll be disappointed that the experience isn't as good as the day before. These cars have moods that change with the weather, or with the driver's own moods.

As I started to buy cars, I didn't know that I was building a collection. I just wanted the cars I was dreaming about. Once you drive a good one, it is like having a fever.

I think the people who work with me are people who love style themselves. I'm leaving the office and they're still working. They're passionate.

Some days I have a knot in my stomach because I've got to sit down and come up with something in womenswear that no one else came up with.

I think I'm very fortunate to be born in America. And lucky to be able to have lived and had the opportunity to do what I want to do.

What's interesting about fashion is it's a world, and I think that's what I've done - I've made a contribution and I think I've built a world. The world is beyond just clothes. Taste and style is beyond clothes. It's in food; it's in quality.

I like magazines. I love to look at a magazine. But the magazines have got to get better. Everything pushes someone else to get better. So the Internet pushes the magazines.

I'm designing what I want. If it's a man's coat with a pair of skinny-leg jeans, I'll do that. It's whatever my mood is. But it's about style, and it's about an understated taste that's cool.

My day is pretty much busy. I do 15 million things in the course of a day. I'm holding up I think. I don't know how I look, but I think I'm holding up.

You have to create something from nothing.

The best thing you can do is go away from this saying, 'I can do this too,' because it's all possible and I'm living proof.

I have always been inspired by the dream of America-families in the country, weathered trucks and farmhouses; sailing off the coast of Maine; following dirt roads in an old wood-paneled station wagon; a convertible filled with young college kids sporting crew cuts and sweatshirts and frayed sneakers.

The key to longevity is to keep doing what you do better than anyone else. We work real hard at that. It's about getting your message out to the consumer. It's about getting their trust, but also getting them excited, again and again. My clothes.. the clothes we make for the runway.. aren't concepts. They go into stores. Our stores. Thankfully, we have lots of them.

I don't like the word ['classic']. It makes you think we didn't do any work.

More than ever I'm proud to be an American, to live in a country that respects the rights of all to marry whomever they love. The Supreme Court decision gives new meaning to the freedoms we cherish.

Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. Thomas Edison I don't design clothes, I design dreams.

..It's not about age...I believe women of all ages can wear anything.

When friends enter a home, they sense its personality and character, the family's style of living - these elements make a house come alive with a sense of identity, a sense of energy, enthusiasm, and warmth , declaring: "This is how we are; this is how we live."

We all have to fight to maintain our unique style and taste in a world that would have us conform.

Personal style is about a sense of yourself, a sense of what you believe in and wearing what you like.

For me accessories create and define a woman's personal style. The bag she carries, the watch on her wrist, her jewelry, her sunglasses, her shoes all define a look that is her signature. For Spring 2014, my accessory collections are about a clean, graphic boldness creating a new dimension redefining modern classics.

For me, style is about quality, integrity and timelessness. It is free of trends but always feels fresh and new.

I try to design into a world that is constantly moving, and moving me.

I've always admired a woman who can dress for all occasions-someo ne who's not fashion crazy,but you always want to look like her.

My dreams are my work. I design out of the things that I love.

I like romance, I like glamour and I like realism. I think that's a great combination.

Breast cancer is not just a woman's issue - it affects all of us: the brothers, husbands, fathers, children and friends.

I have a vision for living. It's about elements of style. It's about all the things that I love, that I believe in.

I've never wanted to be in fashion. Because if you're in fashion, you're going to be out of fashion.

I am constantly drawing inspiration from everything I see-the places I travel, the people I know and the movies I see.

When I create a collection, I approach it with a cinematic point of view-I am not designing clothes, I'm creating a world.

Our kitchen is warm; it's who we are. And it has everything. Honestly, I could get rid of the rest of the house and just live in the kitchen.

We're making a major move of the Internet, and runway. Polo.com is a natural extension of both polo.com and our collection business.

I have always been drawn to the beauty of things designed to function. Mixing technical pieces with more traditional prints and patterns creates not only a quality experience, but a look that is unique, and for me, very exciting.

Black is not as good as Purple.

Books open windows to the world and have the power to transform lives.

Love the fun of clothes, not the status of fashion.

All the kinds of things ... contrary to what the look is. I could do a high heel with a jumpsuit, or I might do a gown with a desert boot. So it's, again, the contradiction.

All the kinds of things ... contrary to what the look is, ... I could do a high heel with a jumpsuit, or I might do a gown with a desert boot. So it's, again, the contradiction.

I am not looking like Armani today and somebody else tomorrow. I look like Ralph Lauren. And my goal is to constantly move in fashion and move in style without giving up what I am.

There is a way of living that has a certain grace and beauty. It is not a constant race for what is next, rather, an appreciation of that which has come before. There is a depth and quality of experience that is lived and felt, a recognition of what is truly meaningful. These are the feelings I would like my work to inspire. This is the quality of life that I believe in.

Success isn't based on 'look what I can do!' but more on an inner sense of self and believing you have something to say in your own consistent way. And I think we all have to fight to maintain our unique style and taste in a world that would have us conform.

Every time I design clothes, I'm making a movie.

I have always done what I love myself. My philosophy was that I never had focus groups. I did what I wear.

I'm a fan of people that have quality, that do what they do and that are not into the showbiz.

I’ve always been about style for people, not ‘You’re going to wear this outfit,’... It was the way you put yourself together and the imagination, not buying this number off the rack, but the way you wear it

Cars are like children: It's hard to say that any one is more special than the other. There are little things about each car that you come to love, whether it's the look, the steering wheel, the way it drives, or even the way it drives differently when you put the top up. They all have identities; they have spirits and characteristics that are truly endearing in some way.

I have always loved things that are timeless and get better with age.

When you think of the blur of all the brands that are out there, the ones you believe in and the ones you remember, like Chanel and Armani, are the ones that stand for something. Fashion is about establishing an image that consumers can adapt to their own individuality. And it's an image that can change, that can evolve. It doesn't reinvent itself every two years.

Fashion is a function of lifestyle, and style a function of quality, integrity and timelessness.

I'm interested in longevity, timelessness, style - not fashion.

We all get report cards in many different ways, but the real excitement of what you're doing is in the doing of it. It's not what you're gonna get in the end - it's not the final curtain - it's really in the doing it, and loving what you're doing.

Glamour is an attitude-it's the expression of a certain kind of confidence. A glamorous woman is always elegant, but she also possesses an air of mystery and excitement. She's dramatic-almost untouchable.

I believe in style, not fashion.

I believe one can live many lives through personal style. Every day is an occasion to reinvent yourself

I exercise at the gym with a trainer. I feel it's very healthy, very important - important for everybody. I feel it's good for you. It makes you feel better. It loosens you up a little bit.

It’s easier to follow fashion than it is to have personal style.

I don't design clothes, I design dreams.

What I do is about living. It's about living the best life you can and enjoying the fullness of the life around you- from what you wear, to the way you live, to the way you love.

Enjoy your family. Do things that you like to do. Stay strong. That's the secret to remaining happy.

Fashion is transient, trends come and go. I believe in style, not fashion.

Style is very personal. It has nothing to do with fashion. Fashion is over quickly. Style is forever.

Personal style is about taking a risk, trying something unexpected, and having fun with fashion, but always being true to yourself.

Fashion is not necessarily about labels. It's not about brands. It's about something else that comes from within you.

Each day is an occasion to reinvent ourselves

Ralph Lauren has always stood for providing quality products, creating worlds and inviting people to take part in our dream. We were the innovators of lifestyle advertisements that tell a story and the first to create stores that encourage customers to participate in that lifestyle.

My wife Ricky is my muse. Her personal style and natural beauty have always been my inspiration.