27 Most Inspiring Anna Wintour Quotes On Success

“It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.” ― Anna Wintour

“If you can’t be better than your competition, just dress better.” ― Anna Wintour

“Just dress better. Create your own style, let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” ― Anna Wintour

“Finding your way doesn’t mean surviving, just as pleasing an audience doesn’t mean twisting your editorial around search engine optimization and Facebook algorithms.” ― Anna Wintour

“It’s very important to take risks. I think that research is very important, but in the end you have to work from your instinct and feeling and take those risks and be fearless. When I hear a company is being run by a team, my heart sinks, because you need to have that leader with a vision and heart that can move things forward.” ― Anna Wintour

“If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it’s simply because I’m striving for the best.” ― Anna Wintour

“I don’t like people who are late.” ― Anna Wintour

“In the end I do respond to my own instincts. Sometimes they’re successful, and obviously sometimes they’re not. But you have to, I think, remain true to what you believe in.” ― Anna Wintour

“I don’t have a high-powered life out of work. I like to go to the country for the weekend with the kids and the dog and play tennis. I am very good at turning off.” ― Anna Wintour

“It would be ridiculous to ignore the speed and possibilities of the digital landscape.” ― Anna Wintour

“It is important always to have really original talent. There are lots of good designers that make attractive clothes and make women look beautiful. But at the same time, one doesn’t want to lose the idea that there is someone out there who can change the way you look at fashion.” ― Anna Wintour

“We have to reflect the world that we live in. It is so important for designers not to run scared, and not to be too worried about what’s safe and what’s commercial.” ― Anna Wintour

“Designers don’t live in a vacuum; they are not blind to what’s going on. They, too, will be inspired by what they see, and that will come out in their work.” ― Anna Wintour

“Even if you aren’t sure of yourself, pretend that you are – most people prevaricate.” ― Anna Wintour

“Create your own individual style. I’m not interested in the girl who walks into my office in a head-to-toe label look that’s straight off the runway. I’m interested in a girl who puts herself together in an original independent way.” ― Anna Wintour

“I look for strong people. I don’t like people who’ll say yes to everything I might bring up.” ― Anna Wintour

“The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.” ― Anna Wintour

“People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.” ― Anna Wintour

“I feel it would be a huge mistake for ‘Vogue’ always to be completely tasteful, completely perfect. I think it’s very important for us to also rock the boat.” ― Anna Wintour

“Everyone should get sacked at least once. It forces you to look at yourself. It is important to have setbacks because that is the reality of life. Perfection doesn’t exist.” ― Anna Wintour

“You walk on the street and get a Starbucks, and things have changed by the time you come back to the office. There’s no point about whining or complaining or screaming.” ― Anna Wintour

“Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.” ― Anna Wintour

“I think we’re living, in terms of media, in a very democratic age, but I think that we still look at everything through the lens of ‘Vogue’ and through our own point of view.” ― Anna Wintour

“To be famous these days with no grounding and no substance is not especially difficult. I urge you instead to seek to be relevant, to be agile and educated.” ― Anna Wintour

“I learned how important it is to lead and be decisive and to, in a way, empower other people to do their best.” ― Anna Wintour

“You either know fashion or you don’t.” ― Anna Wintour

“It’s very important to me that I look good when I go out publicly. I like looking at my clothes rack in the morning and deciding what to pick out. I enjoy fashion.” ― Anna Wintour

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