Joanna Coles Quotes
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The biggest stress for me at New York Magazine was when I was a middle-of-the-pack editor, and I had no control over my own schedule.
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I'm English. All we do is blush.
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Once I got to the U.S., and I realized we weren't going to go back to Britain, I was ready to commit to starting a bigger life here.
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Having diverse leadership means there are more voices in the room, and there are more different points of entry for people who are being bullied or abused at work. There are more points of entry for them to complain to.
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There's nothing more mainstream than equal pay for equal work. I mean, it's completely obvious that's what feminism should be for, and for women's right to choose what happens to their own bodies.
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You don't have to be in love all the time, but you need to be surrounded by people you have a genuine connection with.
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You need a nutritional love diet. Don't put the junk stuff in your body - it's not going to do you any good.
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'Marie Claire' is one of those magazines that doesn't feel as well known as it should be.
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I think that women's lives are multilayered.
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When I was growing up as a child, a magazine, to me, was like a finger beckoning me to the future.
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I can't spend any time cultivating celebrity.
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It's a great thing to be underestimated because it puts off your rival or enemy - they're not on their full game if they underestimate you.
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I don't really have an average day, and that works for me. If I knew what I had to do ahead of time, I would be so depressed. I love the unexpected. I love change. I love things being thrown at me.
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I probably don't conform to most people's idea of a fashion editor.
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As long as you're interested in people and things, that curiosity propels you forward.
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I was 36 when I had my first son, Thomas, and 39 when I had Hugo, my second.
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Make a list of all the people in your life, and rate them in terms of energy in, energy out. Is there anyone in your life right now who is blocking your love quest?
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It's really important to be surrounded by people who are going to lift you up.
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Price is nothing when it comes to fashion. It's all about the style.
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We can't pretend that a Facebook friend is the same as a real friend you've shared times with together, both good times and difficult times.
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As the editor of 'Cosmopolitan,' I talk to hundreds of young women about the sometimes bewilderingly rapid changes taking place in our romantic lives and the role new technology plays in our search for intimacy and commitment.
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My favorite meal would be a big piece of steak with salad and then Brussels sprouts and Jerusalem artichokes.
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You can't back-engineer a brand.
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What, for me, was exciting about America was just this extraordinary, complex, difficult, fascinating country, and Britain can feel very small. London, in particular, feels small because everything happens there, so you have publishing, politics, you have finance; everything in Britain happens in London.