Ivana Trump

“As you get older, your tastes get simpler. I like a sleek evening dress with a pair of big earrings. That's all.”

“There are three things in life I really don't like: Rice pudding. Social climbers - you know, hang-ons! And the photo shoot!”

“In each of my homes, I have a leopard room. I don't know why, but I do. It's like my lounge next to the dressing rooms.”

“Looking good is the best revenge.”

“There's nothing my housekeeper does that I can't do - and maybe better!”

“I feel young at heart, and I feel, like, you know, 40.”

“I made a tremendous amount of money on real estate. I'll take real estate rather than go to Wall Street and get 2.8 percent. Forget about it.”

“I believe that two people can meet and enrich each other's lives. I'd say that about my parents. But I think it is harder and harder to commit to only one person in a lifetime.”

“I'm young at heart and dress accordingly.”

“I tell you, if I'm going to go through a divorce, I would date again a younger man. Because I have so much energy, there's no way an older man can keep up with me.”

“In business, you have to be strong. If you are weak, people are going to take advantage.”

“I can ski backwards on one ski. And foldblinded!”

“Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.”

“In Positano, I like the San Pietro Hotel, which is run by a friend whose family has owned the hotel for more than 100 years.”

“Before marriage keep your eyes wide open, after marriage keep them half closed.”

“I'm a single parent, a working mother, an executive, and an author. My greatest accomplishment will be to raise three wonderful children.”

“I'm a lady, and I run my business with dignity. I don't need to be tough. You get nowhere screaming.”

“Life is life, so try to enjoy it. You only have one life.”

“I have good legs, and why to hide them?”

“I have a very active social life. It may look glamorous, and it is, but it also takes an enormous amount of time.”