Quotes by Anna Wintour

“Its always about timing. If its too soon, no one understands. If its too late, everyones forgotten.”

“Create your own style let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.”

“I like having young assistants in my office; they have energy, and I spend time with them to make sure they understand what we're doing. By investing in them, I'm investing in the magazine. All ove...”

“My father was a newspaper editor, so I was surrounded by journalists my entire life. I think the fact that he was so well known may be why I chose to go into magazines and move to the States at a y...”

“I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My d...”

“It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.”

“Create your own style… let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.”

“You either know fashion or you don't.”

“If you look at any great fashion photograph out of context, it will tell you just as much about what's going on in the world as a headline in The New York Times.”

“[The democratization of luxury] means more people are going to get better fashion. And the more people who can have fashion, the better.”

“Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.”

“Anna happens to be a friend of mine, a fact which is of absolutely no help in coping with the cold panic that grips me whenever we meet.”

“The notion that Anna would want something done now and not shortly is accurate.”

“When I was a media reporter, there were many high-profile editors, and God knows they had big egos, but you could still get them on the phone ... Remnick, Carter, Fuller, even Martha Stewart. But W...”

“In a sea of women's glossies that purport to be about fashion but publish earnest articles chronicling the author's quest for self-actualization, Vogue stands apart. The voluminous fashion pages ar...”