Tory Burch

“Big businesses can help by engaging aspiring entrepreneurs and promoting initiatives which support small businesses from within.”

“There's a negative connotation to ambitious women, and I think that we should be able to be proud of being ambitious and not shy away from that, if that... is what you want to do.”

“Each job I had wasn't necessarily the perfect job, but I always talk to young women about how you really have to take certain things from each job and learn from that and then move on to something you really want to do.”

“I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, where my parents raised German shepherds - we had about 30 dogs at any given time.”

“There are never enough hours in the day.”

“When I started my company, many people said I shouldn't launch it as a retail concept because it was too big a risk. They told me to launch as a wholesaler to test the waters - because that was the traditional way.”

“For me, if I can design beautiful things that have the price be lower, I am thrilled.”

“It's very passe to think women want to spend a fortune on clothes.”

“I love blue in all its shades and textures. I wear navy like others wear black, and I love the blue in flowers - cornflowers, delphiniums.”

“Being a sensitive, thoughtful person opens you up for criticism and being affected by it.”

“I think when I was on the corporate ladder, it was very difficult to maintain the hours. It's a little easier when you have you're an entrepreneur.”

“I wanted to help women and their families.”

“My father, Buddy Robinson, was superchic - a dandy. He always wore dinner jackets at night and espadrilles in the summer, but with his own flair. He was even well dressed when riding a tractor or listening to a ball game on the radio.”

“I just like easy clothes - comfort.”

“When I design a garment or a piece of accessory, the first question I ask myself is, 'Would I wear it?'”

“My company is an extension of me, so when I designed my stores I wanted people to feel that they were in my home.”

“You have to be savvy and sharp and also straightforward with your customer. I think that authenticity is really important.”

“I like being behind the scene.”

“When I think about fashion I think women will never lose that appetite for fashion.”

“I think you can have it all. You just have to know it's going to work.”