Coco Chanel

"To understand me, you must understand that I am guided by my own moral compass, not society's."

"The most beautiful thing about being independent is knowing that you answer to no one but yourself."

"I have never been one to accept defeat gracefully. I prefer to learn from it and come back stronger."

"The foundation of all great achievements is self-belief. Everything else is just details."

"I wear perfume because I believe in the invisible. In the spaces between words, there is meaning."

"Life is a stage, and you are the director, writer, and lead actor. Play your part well."

"The only regret I have is not starting sooner. Time waits for no one."

"I have learned that the greatest luxury is freedom from the opinions of others."

"To live authentically is to live bravely. There is no middle ground."

"The woman who knows herself is the woman who can achieve anything."

"I believe that life is meant to be lived boldly, not merely survived quietly."

"The pursuit of perfection is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy every step."

"I have learned that kindness is a form of power that too many people underestimate."

"To be truly free, you must free yourself from the expectations of others first."

"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."

"I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better."

"The most important thing is your health and your sanity."

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."

"Life has a way of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once."

"I don't understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little - if only out of politeness."

"Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity."

"The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize."

"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous."

"Elegance is not about being noticed, it's about being remembered."

"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be powerful."

"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it."

"Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction."

"Women think of all colors except the absence of all colors. I have said that black has it all."

"Fashion is not necessarily something that goes on bodies. Fashion is in the air. It's the wind that blows new ideas."

"Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the mediocre are always assured of a majority."