Ralph Lauren Quotes

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.

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.

Each day is an occasion to reinvent ourselves

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 like it when a woman looks like a fashion victim.

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

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

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.

I don't design clothes, I design dreams

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

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

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.

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 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.

I believe in style, not fashion.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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."

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