Angela Ahrendts Quotes
-
I hadn't grown up always aspiring to be a CEO.
-
My father smoked cigars his whole life, and my husband once in a while does. And when he does, it reminds me of my father. It's a heartwarming thing.
-
Part of me is very entrepreneurial.
-
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.
-
Whether it's countries or companies, it's about putting the best person in the job who can unite people and create value.
-
I have learned to listen and to hone my instincts to be perceptive and be receptive to change, to constantly live in ambiguity.
-
I've never gone to the Oscars because I can't afford another week away. It is not more important than my husband. It is not more important than my kids.
-
I have always admired the innovation and impact Apple products and services have on people's lives and hope in some small way I can help contribute to the company's continued success and leadership in changing the world.
-
Great brands and great businesses have to be great storytellers, too. We have to tell stories - emotive, compelling stories - and even more so because we're nonfiction.
-
You're going to see relationships with technology across anything that's brand. I don't care if that's in home or what you wear. I just think it's a new fact of life.
-
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.
-
Work has never really been work for me. It's been a natural extension of my life.
-
You have to realise that I am the third out of six children, and I am raised with very strong core values and a very strong upbringing. I always put myself in other people's shoes.
-
Intuition is the wisdom formed by feeling and instinct - a gift of knowing without reasoning... Belief is ignited by hope and supported by facts and evidence - it builds alignment and creates confidence. Belief is what sets energy in motion and creates the success that breeds more success.
-
I don't want to be a great chief executive without being a great mum and a great wife.
-
Computers and smart devices are among the greatest intellectual gifts ever created for man but, if not balanced with human contact, may offer little to develop one's heart.
-
The thing is, I don't want to be sold to when I walk into a store. I want to be welcomed.
-
At their core, an influencer creates an empowering human connection.
-
Just because you're a luxury brand doesn't mean you have to have an attitude.
-
I think if I'm guilty of anything, I'm guilty of always being incredibly focused on the task at hand. So wherever I've worked, I've just always tried to do my best, achieve my best, build a great team around me.
-
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?
-
People love to talk about themselves.
-
The luxury customer is increasingly global and increasingly mobile. Their brand journey is not linear. They might browse online and purchase in store, or vice versa.
-
Online, offline, it's gotta be the same.