Top 55 Dylan Lauren Quotes

Some people like telling people what to do. I don’t like telling people what to do.

I believe dancing is the best stress reliever.

Before I got married, I never really watched TV. Now, my husband and I watch ‘The Bachelor’ together. I love ‘The Soup’ – that’s where I get a lot of my pop culture – and ‘Chelsea Lately.’

I find that the people who don’t eat as much candy are really into heavy protein, like steak. I don’t eat that.

People get emails from me at 3 in the morning.

I think it’s really important to be outdoorsy.

While I’m in L.A. I always make time for my favorite activity which is hiking. The trails in California are amazing, as they are always challenging, and I never get bored from all the beautiful scenery.

I don’t like sitting still at a desk and often conduct business on my Blackberry or in walking meetings.

I am a picky eater. By that I mean, I love to pick the raisins out of oatmeal raisin cookies, the chips out of chocolate chip cookies, the white side off of black and white cookies, and the vanilla center out of Oreos.

It’s important for me to eat really healthy because I have such a sweet tooth. I eat fish and vegetables for lunch and dinner, and I work out every day.

Anytime you can promote young artists and designers is a cool thing.

I like to live a healthy life.

I am so proud of the growth of Dylan’s Candy Bar into two more flagship stores: Union Square in New York City and Chicago on Michigan Avenue, and two airport stores: JFK and Detroit.

If I wasn’t doing candy, I’d want to create the best rescue animal-shelter organization. Otherwise, the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson were so much a part of my childhood, and Janet and I have become friends. So my second dream job would be backup singer for Janet Jackson!

There’s no denying that candy is comfort food and it’s affordable.

I don’t read a lot of books but love magazines like ‘Psychology Today.’ It’s great for getting quick facts.

People will say candy is recession-proof, and we’re definitely seeing nostalgic candies coming about, and people want that sugar rush and that nostalgic happiness, like their childhood times.

I’ve been entrepreneurial since middle school. I was always arranging bake sales, dances and school trips to raise money for the Dalton School.

I shop for candy instead of clothes!

I did have a 1977 Barbie, but I was more into stuffed animals than dolls.

One day, I hope to have a pot bellied pig and a wombat as pets.

Summer is very precious.

I love the BlackBerry. I’m on it all the time. I literally wrote my whole book, ‘Unwrap Your Sweet Life,’ on the BlackBerry while I was working out on the StairMill. So many people tease me about having a BlackBerry, but I meet a lot of people who still use one. Obama has a BlackBerry!

When I’m running, I like to listen to dance music and hip-hop.

I was not a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

One day, I’m designing a candy product; the next day, I’m going to a candy factory. The day after that, I might be traveling to Los Angeles to look at a possible location for another store.

I’m not so much a shoe or bag person as jewelry, and I think it’s because jewelry is like candy.

Being in meetings – that feels like work. But finding candy, being in the store – that’s fun, and it drives me.

My passion is really candy, but I know that I can use art and fashion as inspiration.

When I started Dylan’s Candy Bar in 2001, I wanted it to be a place that merged my love of pop culture, fashion, art and music with candy. Since then, we have been fortunate to pioneer artistic partnerships with many legends.

Whenever I meet with nutritionists, we discuss the idea of having everything in moderation and that people should eat protein or fiber when they eat sugar.

My husband proposed to me on the beach using candy.

If these rich women from 5th Avenue spend a fortune on cashmere sweaters, they will come to my store to buy gummy bears.

I definitely eat candy in bed. I eat candy wherever I am.

I always loved the retail entertainment sector, like FAO Schwartz, where it’s a little more exciting than just going into a little corner deli candy place.

There are a few entrepreneurs whom I look up to. My dad, Ralph Lauren, has definitely evolved into a lifestyle brand of clothing and home furnishings.

I’m a stuffed rabbit collector.

My parents always told me, ‘Do what you love because that is what you will do well in.’ They told me to make sure that you are happy.

On really hot days, I try to motivate friends and family to come into the pool for an aqua jogging session which I teach. Aqua jogging is a great way to avoid the impact of regular walking or jogging on land. This is especially beneficial for those who have joint pain or who are healing from an injury.

I received most of my business education around the dinner table. Whether I listened to my father or brothers, or we had business people as dinner guests, I learned from everyone.

We served Twinkies and Sno Balls at our wedding. We put them on silver trays so they looked elegant – but they were the real deal!

I always feel better when my hair looks good.

Sugar and chocolate, anything that boosts your serotonin levels, is something people, I think, crave.

I dye my eyelashes on occasion so I don’t have to wear mascara. I find that mascara weighs on my eyes, making me sleepy, and it is a pain to take off.

I’ll offset neutral shades with bright colors. It helps me stand out without looking cartoonish.

We chose to use a surrogate as the way we wanted to start our family, particularly as I was traveling across the globe on a stressful schedule to get stores open.

Every two months, I allow myself a splurge day where I eat thick, doughy pizza from Pizzeria Uno or an ice cream sundae from my store with birthday-cake ice cream, Marshmallow Fluff, and toppings mixed in.

Pinterest has been helpful to my business. Making inspiration boards is really key to developing products. When I was getting married, I literally cut out tear sheets and put my own boards together. Had I known about Pinterest, I would have been able to do it so much more easily.

If people try to cut sugar out completely, they often splurge later. That isn’t a good idea.

Believe in yourself, listen to your gut, and do what you love.

When I think of flavours, I think colour, so lemon should be yellow and orange is orange.

I always saw candy as art.

I like having a lot of sunlight because it helps me wake up. And I don’t get depressed in winter.

My parents were inspired by Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas when naming me. They specifically saved this masculine name for their only girl.

My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I’ve always been surrounded by creative people.