Latest Donna Karan Quotes from Interviews

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• Everyone contributes something different to the mind, body and spirit.

  Donna Karan

  Mind, Different, Body

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle" by Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• I feel at home most places I go, but my very top of the list are Bali, Italy, and London. Those are like second homes to me.

  Donna Karan

  Home, London, Lists

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle" by Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• I love green juices, soups, and salads. I also love dark chocolate.

  Donna Karan

  Dark, Chocolate, Juice

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle" by Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• Pasta is my favorite comfort food, but sometimes my body really wants a steak, and I'll have one.

  Donna Karan

  Comfort, Body, Pasta

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle" by Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• Assuming I'm home and don't have an event, I'll have a massage or I'll talk on the phone.

  Donna Karan

  Home, Phones, Events

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle" by Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• I practice yoga and take a steam-filled bath or shower. Then I sit quietly and review and prioritize my to-do list.

  Donna Karan

  Yoga, Practice, Lists

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• I sit quietly and repeat my mantra until I'm in a meditative state, taking it all in but not focusing on any one thing.

  Donna Karan

  States, Repeats, Mantras

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• I meditate whenever I can. I can be in the back seat of a car or in between appointments.

  Donna Karan

  Car, Appointments, Seats

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• Meditation is the calm in the chaos, the fastest way to settle down and get in touch with the stillness within.

  Donna Karan

  Meditation, Down And, Way

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• My mind is always racing with ideas or things I should be doing.

  Donna Karan

  Ideas, Racing, Mind

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• I could go on for days about why I love yoga. One of my favorite parts is I can't think about anything else other than doing what the teacher tells me to do. For me, someone who has a million things going on at any given moment, that kind of surrender is liberating. I also learn so much about myself - my limitations, my potential, how to be mindful of an injury.

  Donna Karan

  Teacher, Yoga, Thinking

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle" by Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• I've been meditating as part of my yoga practice for so long, I can't remember when I started.

  Donna Karan

  Yoga, Practice, Long

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle". Interview with Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• Wellness is a state of mind, body, and spirit. When the three are in alignment, you feel balanced and energized. You have more to give of yourself creatively and to your loved ones. That's what we all strive for.

  Donna Karan

  Giving, Mind, Body

  "Donna Karan's New Fragrance Is Zen in a Bottle" by Kristina Rodulfo, www.elle.com. September 16, 2016.

• When I see a non-yogi [benefit], that's when it really affects my life.

  Donna Karan

  Benefits, Yogi

  "Urban Zen Integrative Therapy". Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

• There's such a void in the medical system. When my husband was sick, it became very apparent to me that the nurses were doing the doctor's job, and the doctors were doing the disease job, so no one was caring for the patient and the loved one.

  Donna Karan

  Jobs, Husband, Caring

• I do not believe I can no longer dress people, but it's more about dressing their insides. Everyone is affected by healthcare. Everyone is affected by education. And for me, a personal inspiration is the preservation of culture.

  Donna Karan

  Believe, Inspiration, People

  "Urban Zen Integrative Therapy". Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

• It's hard to keep the energy going sometimes, that's why I like to go with a group of people who are meditating. I love meditating in groups, it's fantastic.

  Donna Karan

  People, Groups, Energy

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• Usually I do a practice in the morning first and then meditate. I'm fortunate that I can do it in a car, in a bus, in a plane.

  Donna Karan

  Morning, Practice, Car

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• I like the idea of having many different ways to express myself. There is a part of me as an artist and a creator who would like to express myself in many different ways. But then at the same time I know I have limited hours in the day, and I can only do so much successfully.

  Donna Karan

  Artist, Hours In The Day, Ideas

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• I also miss the support that I had of so many people. You know I'm a very Ma and Pa operation right now, and I was used to having everything working for me. It was a similar situation when I left Anne Klein and started Donna Karan. All of a sudden I was working in my apartment and it was, "Oh my god, what am I doing?"

  Donna Karan

  People, Missing, Support

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• I think we're on a journey....It was very easy to write about my past in my book, but writing about the present is all a new chapter. I hope that people find this journey fascinating, informative and educational.

  Donna Karan

  Educational, Book, Writing

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• I worked with a writer, Kathleen Boyce. It was a wonderful experience...but I didn't expect that the last chapter would be the last chapter of Donna Karan. That was probably the biggest shock.

  Donna Karan

  Lasts, Would Be, Wonderful

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• I did Urban Zen for myself, to make clothes for me and my friends, a similar philosophy to when I started Donna Karan. Except this time I hope it will stay that way so that I will be able to support young designers and mentor them.

  Donna Karan

  Philosophy, Clothes, Support

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• I believe Hillary [Clinton] should be the president. I believe having her and her husband in the White House is what the country needs .

  Donna Karan

  Country, Husband, Believe

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.

• I'm not a fan of Donald Trump. To be perfectly honest, I don't think violence is the answer to anything and I think, hopefully, she [Hillary Clinton] will be our president.

  Donna Karan

  Thinking, President, Answers

  "Donna Karan on Meditation, Fashion - and Love". Interview with Mayu Saini, wwd.com. March 28, 2016.