Betsey Johnson quotes

Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead. (Betsey Johnson)
A good use for me is to let me go away with my sewing machine and come back with some really new stuff. View quote
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With over 3 million women battling breast cancer today, everywhere you turn there is a mother, daughter, sister, or friend who has been affected by breast cancer. View quote
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There is an excitement about having nightmares. View quote
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In the 60's there was a look. In the 70's there was a look, and in the 80's. Now, it's a free-for-all. View quote
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Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves, of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys, they'd just walk around naked at all times. View quote
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You have to hold onto your fantasy. View quote
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Just to see what a pink dress can mean to a woman, any woman, but a disabled woman, that's extra special and thrilling because they shouldn't be separated and their disabilities don't have to separate them in anyway. View quote
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Hard times always lead to something great. View quote
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I'm not the type of person who dwells too much on bad things. View quote
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I couldn't live if I wasn't a designer. (Betsey Johnson)
I was a cheerleader for nine years. View quote
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If it hadn't been for the rise of the working woman's wardrobe, I never would have found the time to sneak a kid in. View quote
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It's just been so heartwarming to see my clothes on people in wheelchairs and people needing physical support. View quote
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I was always dancing and acrobatics was my specialty. View quote
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I don't like to have time on my wall; it's too-in-your-face. View quote
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If a girl comes to me first for a prom or a bar mitzvah and she likes the way she looks and her boyfriend likes the way she looks, she'll come back. View quote
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I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it's much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress. View quote
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I used to design for my body, which was flat-chested with big hips. That's why my clothes were tight on top with full skirts. View quote
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My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money. View quote
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I have my on and I have my off switch. I'm as exuberant and whatever else you want to call me; I'm very private. I usually go out to dinner here by myself, five o'clock. I love it. I mean, who could ever live up to that Betsey? I'm too much for myself to live up to. I'm very opposite, privately... (Betsey Johnson)

Betsey Johnson

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Photo: The Heart Truth, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Designer
Born: August 10, 1942
Quotes count: 21
Wikipedia: Betsey Johnson

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