You don't have that much choice in your life, which is one of the big lessons I've learned. I was going to be a designer whether I wanted to be a designer or not. So there I was.

Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!

I wouldn't be who I am without my husband, who handled the business end of Donna Karan so I could be creative.

I couldn't live without something that touches my heart. No one should.

My biggest style regret is that I can't fit into the models' clothes.

I've been meditating as part of my yoga practice for so long, I can't remember when I started.

Personally, I don't use fragrance, and only use essential oils. Stephan [Weiss] said, "Donna, we have to do fragrance - fragrance will last forever - fashion goes up and down. And I said, "I love Casablanca lilies, I love the smell of your neck and I love suede. If you can combine these three together, we can discuss it."