Angela Ahrendts Quotes
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I know who I am. I know what I love.
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The more technologically advanced our society becomes, the more we need to go back to the basic fundamentals of human communication.
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At Apple, we believe that people with passion can change the world.
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I don't think malls are going to go away. People still need somewhere to go, but they do have to evolve.
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I hadn't grown up always aspiring to be a CEO.
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I don't believe that you are ever done. Is life ever going to stop and stand still? We have to move as fast as the world is moving.
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Don't stop. Don't slow down. Keep focused.
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Everyone in the world should have a trench coat, and there should be a trench coat for everyone in the world. It does not matter your age; it doesn't matter your gender.
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I have learned to feel my way through life, personally and professionally.
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Technology has given us access to the world and its sea of content, allowing us to never speak to another person if we don't want to.
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When I became the CEO of Burberry in July 2006, luxury was one of the fastest-growing sectors in the world.
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I'm not shy, but I have a job to do. I don't need the notoriety.
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Burberry was about building a relationship. But it was always about selling an amazing product that you would have forever. Apple is just a deeper relationship with a much broader constituency. Because it's everybody.
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Great design alone isn't going to yield the results investors are expecting.
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We're building a lifelong relationship with people, and every great relationship has to be built on trust.
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I think that the larger and more complex the business gets, I have to listen twice as much as I speak.
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I don't care how advanced technology gets. I don't think that there's anything that can replace looking someone in the eyes, touching their hand, you know?
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People talk about the age and positioning of a brand, but hell, it's not about that. The global language is digital, and we need to speak the language.
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I'm from a small farm town in Indiana!
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I don't believe that if you are going to build a long-term, sustainable brand that you can chop up every component part and expect everyone to have a perfect P&L.
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I'm nearly always at home at the weekends; that's important for every working woman today, not just me. I don't encourage people to come in at the weekend and work; I encourage people to go home and create great families.
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Work has never really been work for me. It's been a natural extension of my life.
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Remember - the universal language is not texted, emailed, or spoken. It is felt.
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I think when you're empathetic, you're putting yourself in somebody else's shoes, right? It's not about you.