Angela Ahrendts

“We cherish right and we cherish left, but more important, we cherish when you are able to use the whole mind that you were born with.”

“All I have are my instincts. They've never failed me.”

“In luxury, ubiquity will kill you - it means you're not really luxury anymore.”

“The more technologically advanced our society becomes, the more we need to go back to the basic fundamentals of human communication.”

“Just put the best person into the job.”

“I grew up in a physical world, and I speak English. The next generation is growing up in a digital world, and they speak social.”

“Intuition is the wisdom formed by feeling and instinct - a gift of knowing without reasoning... Belief is ignited by hope and supported by facts and evidence - it builds alignment and creates confidence. Belief is what sets energy in motion and creates the success that breeds more success.”

“Technology has given us access to the world and its sea of content, allowing us to never speak to another person if we don't want to.”

“People talk about the age and positioning of a brand, but hell, it's not about that. The global language is digital, and we need to speak the language.”

“I know who I am. I know what I love.”

“If I look to any company as a model, it's Apple. They're a brilliant design company working to create a lifestyle.”

“I'm nearly always at home at the weekends; that's important for every working woman today, not just me. I don't encourage people to come in at the weekend and work; I encourage people to go home and create great families.”

“Trust your instincts and emotions.”

“An influencer, to me, is someone who shares their journey - the ups and downs - and their approach to their craft or the spark that ignites a new interest allowing people to do more and go further.”

“Part of me is very entrepreneurial.”

“I'm from a small farm town in Indiana!”

“Think of energy almost like emotional electricity. It has a powerful way of uniting ordinary people, their connected spirit, to do extraordinary things.”

“Great design... you won't have a business today without great design.”

“We all control our careers. Those choices that you make are so critical.”

“Forget luxury; as a great company you have to keep evolving.”