Dylan Lauren

“I always feel better when my hair looks good.”

“I love accessorizing with jewelry.”

“Some people like telling people what to do. I don't like telling people what to do.”

“My friends call me Clark Kent: I'm known to change in phone booths.”

“If your heart's not into what you're selling, you're not going to make it.”

“Computers intimidate me.”

“I feel like I filled a niche for myself as a candy freak, trying to find candies all around the world that I couldn't find.”

“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.”

“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!”

“The best thing in business is to follow your gut. If a decision is not sitting well with you, don't just make it.”

“Cut a balance: eat well and then have your sugar fix. Everything in moderation.”

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

“For a while after college, I was thinking of becoming a fitness trainer, and I am a certified aqua trainer.”

“I have a vanilla chai latte every morning, which I usually follow with an oatmeal raisin cookie and eggs for breakfast.”

“Summer is very precious.”

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

“My dad is very down to earth, and I view him as a creative genius, and I am very proud of that.”

“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.”

“I find being a manager really challenging. For instance, I don't enjoy some of the administrative tasks that go along with hiring and firing.”

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