" The girls who were unanimously considered beautiful often rested on their beauty alone. I felt I had to do things, to be intelligent and develop a personality in order to be seen as attractive. By the time I realized maybe I wasn't plain and might even possibly be pretty, I had already trained myself to be a little more interesting and informed. "

― Diane Von Furstenberg , Diane: A Signature Life: My Adventures in Fashion, Business, and Life