Anna Wintour

Quotes

In today’s world you have to interact. You can’t really be some difficult, shy person who is not able to look somebody in the face: you have to present yourself. You have to know how to talk about your vision, your focus and what you believe in. If you can’t be passionate about who you are and what you are doing: how can they [your audience] be?

Vogue is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.

I look for strong people. I don’t like people who’ll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue, and disagree and have a point of view that’s reflected in the magazine.

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 these risks and be fearless.

Why fit in, when you were born to stand out.

People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.