Yves Saint Laurent

"The first rule of fashion is not to impose one's own taste on everyone else."

"Every single woman, no matter her age or station, deserves to feel beautiful."

"I wanted women to feel powerful, not like they were being displayed."

"A woman is most beautiful when she is walking away from her past."

"The thing that matters most in life is the people you love and the work you do."

"I am happiest when I am working, because then I am not thinking about anything else."

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

"The best fashion is the one that makes people feel free."

"I believe we must accept that we cannot control everything that happens to us."

"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."

"A woman should look like a woman, not like a man trying to be a woman."

"To be beautiful means to be yourself."

"The only true elegance is in the mind."

"I never wanted my clothes to look like museum pieces."

"A designer must be a poet and an artist, not just a technician."

"The most important thing is to find your own voice."

"I design clothes so that women can put on power."

"Fashion is the mirror of history."

"I believe in dressing people in a way that makes them feel alive."

"The secret is to dress well, to look fresh, to have style."

"Sometimes one creates a thing of beauty out of pity."

"I love the imperfections, I love the strange, the weird."

"Fashion is about creating oneself, not about being created."

"Time goes by so quickly when you are having fun and working hard."

"I want to make clothes that people feel amazing wearing."

"The greatest luxury is freedom."

"I am always happy when working. This is a wonderful state of being."

"Fashion should be something that liberates you, not imprisons you."

"The most important thing is not to be afraid."

"I believe in the power of beauty to change the world."