Oscar De La Renta Quotes

I have never made any secret of any of my thoughts or areas of interest. I’ve always been honest, open, and upfront

Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.

The most important beauty is not that with which you were born, but the beauty of character which grows through a woman’s life and maybe never stops growing.

A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she’s been there.

I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.

Oh, the terrible struggle that I have had against sleep so often of late; the pain of the sleeplessness, or the pain of the fear of sleep, and with such unknown horror as it has for me!

There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.

When I went to see Mrs. Clinton and we talk about the inaugural dress I ask her what would you like to achieve with this particular dress? And she said to me what I would like is – that when I walk into the room and people will look at me and say wow you look great.

He is racist, he’s homophobic, he’s xenophobic and he’s a sexist. He’s the perfect Republican candidate. [California Democratic Party chairman about Pat Buchanan.]

Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.