Rachel Roy Quotes

A great dress can make you remember what is beautiful about life.

Dress for the story that you’d like to have people know about you before you even open your mouth.

My biggest influences are strong, creative women that chart their own path, lead their own lives and drive the course of history.

It's important to look people in the eye and have direct conversations. I actually have a rule that if an issue takes more than five sentences to explain it, don't send an email. Pick up the phone instead, because it'll take less time to resolve it.

If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.

Sunsets are my escape into the reality I want to continuously live.

I am really focused on how I can improve myself and the world around me.

Give yourself time to work on your dream. If you want to start a stationery company or if you want to start an Internet site... Whatever it is, pick the thing that you love, and allot the time, but know and value the downtime as well.

I believe clothing tell a story.

When you have children love is always there in the best form.

I realize I never stand out in a room unless I'm feeling balanced, centered and happy. It sounds really corny but it's very, very true.

Women are not taught to get a massage or do anything for ourselves because it makes us feel extraordinarily guilty. But the more we can fill ourselves up with things that make us happy, the happier we'll be, the happier our children will be, the more we have to give, and the more loving we'll be.

My first job was in retail at the age of 14, and I have worked in the industry ever since.

At the end of the day, I want to create collections that, although I am inspired by very creative women, I want my customer to walk away with a silhouette that she doesn't even know what collection it comes from. That it just lasts in her wardrobe and makes her feel strong and confident and hopefully happy.

Someone's energy and aura and soul are so much more important - they don't compare to what you have on.

Traveling teaches us that we're all the same. Some of us just encounter more opportunities.

I am inspired by life, past experiences, what's to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions.

Choosing a job or business is the same thing. I'm not the best one to advise someone how to make billions of dollars; I don't know how to do that. But what I do know is how to create something that you love, and once you do that, you will have success. You just will because you'll love working on it, and anything truly authentic, the universe blesses.

If you can, start your own business while you're working another job so that your bills get paid. Choose something that you love, so that when you're exhausted when you come home from work, you're actually looking forward to your 3 hours every night that you can apply to your business, either after your kids go to sleep or while they're watching TV or while they're doing their homework, however you can budget your time. Instead of a chore, choose something you love so you absolutely look forward to it.

I must know every aspect of my personal finances. Managing your money will help you make your money work for you.

You should always feel confident in everything you wear, no matter what trend you fit or don't fit into.

I love to smell like roses, literally all day!

A person's life is of their own making, and I take full responsibility for mine.

When I talk to young girls about clothes, I tell them to show a lot of brains.

I'm inspired by different cultures around the world and love to incorporate these facets into my collection.