A biography for Angela Ahrendtshasn’t been written yet.
“We're building a lifelong relationship with people, and every great relationship has to be built on trust.”
“I'm not shy, but I have a job to do. I don't need the notoriety.”
“Ask questions; don't make assumptions.”
“My father smoked cigars his whole life, and my husband once in a while does. And when he does, it reminds me of my father. It's a heartwarming thing.”
“It's no longer possible to think of the physical and digital as two different worlds.”
“We always said if we were going to target a millennial consumer, then we had to do it in their mother tongue, which is digital.”
“Everyone in the world should have a trench coat, and there should be a trench coat for everyone in the world. It does not matter your age; it doesn't matter your gender.”
“Ninety-five percent of the time, I put myself in somebody else's position - that's how I live.”
“People love to talk about themselves.”
“You have to do what's best for the brand.”
“If you can't control everything, you can't control anything, not really.”
“The sign of a great leader is knowing what you know and knowing what you don't know.”
“At Apple, we believe that people with passion can change the world.”
“In China, you've got six people buying for one child. But the thing is, you've got the largest rising upper-middle class in the world.”
“The main objective - our soul is our people. And our job is to enrich their lives, change the world. And so I think that's the bigger pressure you put on yourself.”
“Online, offline, it's gotta be the same.”
“From the store windows, the store touch-points, the website, social media, or a magazine, it has to be one pure customer experience, not just to gain market share but to gain mind share.”
“Great brands and great businesses have to be great storytellers, too. We have to tell stories - emotive, compelling stories - and even more so because we're nonfiction.”
“When I became the CEO of Burberry in July 2006, luxury was one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world.”
“I have learned to listen and to hone my instincts to be perceptive and be receptive to change, to constantly live in ambiguity.”