Top 55 Dylan Lauren Quotes

My husband proposed to me on the beach using candy.

I shop for candy instead of clothes!

I definitely eat candy in bed. I eat candy wherever I am.

Sugar and chocolate, anything that boosts your serotonin levels, is something people, I think, crave.

Believe in yourself, listen to your gut, and do what you love.

Red candy is my favorite – I like red string licorice, Swedish Fish, and red gum balls.

I have a vanilla chai latte every morning, which I usually follow with an oatmeal raisin cookie and eggs for breakfast.

Candy is childhood, the best and bright moments you wish could have lasted forever.

People will say candy is recession-proof, and we’re definitely seeing nostalgic candies coming about, and people want that sugar rush and that nostalgic happiness, like their childhood times.

My parents were inspired by Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas when naming me. They specifically saved this masculine name for their only girl.

I always saw candy as art.

My parents screened ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ for my 6th birthday, and I became fascinated by the idea of living in a candy land with chocolate rivers and lollipop trees.

My favorite genre is definitely romantic comedy. I love ‘When Harry Met Sally.’

I love all the gift guides that the magazines put out, whether it’s ‘InStyle’ doing Mother’s Day gifts or color guides, or the ‘O’ magazine Christmas guide.

Oprah Winfrey is such an inspiring person.

I don’t like sitting still at a desk and often conduct business on my Blackberry or in walking meetings.

My whole house has a lot of silk flowers – it feels like a garden.

I write for ‘Self’ magazine sometimes.

I was not a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

I love the BlackBerry. I’m on it all the time. I literally wrote my whole book, ‘Unwrap Your Sweet Life,’ on the BlackBerry while I was working out on the StairMill. So many people tease me about having a BlackBerry, but I meet a lot of people who still use one. Obama has a BlackBerry!

If you’re running a race, and you’re looking at the lane to your right or your left, you’re gonna trip instead of… focusing forward.

I know everything about candy. Would you believe I even know where to find gumballs in the middle of Africa?

I think people always want candy, whether you’re a kid or an adult.

Whenever I meet with nutritionists, we discuss the idea of having everything in moderation and that people should eat protein or fiber when they eat sugar.

We served Twinkies and Sno Balls at our wedding. We put them on silver trays so they looked elegant – but they were the real deal!

Some people like telling people what to do. I don’t like telling people what to do.

The people at Dylan’s Candy Bar, they have to have an inner child and a sense of fun… and love the colors and the textures.

I love Janet Jackson and her creative set design.

My dad is very down to earth, and I view him as a creative genius, and I am very proud of that.

I dye my eyelashes on occasion so I don’t have to wear mascara. I find that mascara weighs on my eyes, making me sleepy, and it is a pain to take off.

When I think of flavours, I think colour, so lemon should be yellow and orange is orange.

If I wasn’t doing candy, I’d want to create the best rescue animal-shelter organization. Otherwise, the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson were so much a part of my childhood, and Janet and I have become friends. So my second dream job would be backup singer for Janet Jackson!

I’ll offset neutral shades with bright colors. It helps me stand out without looking cartoonish.

I feel like I filled a niche for myself as a candy freak, trying to find candies all around the world that I couldn’t find.

There’s no denying that candy is comfort food and it’s affordable.

If your heart’s not into what you’re selling, you’re not going to make it.

Anytime you can promote young artists and designers is a cool thing.

I don’t read a lot of books but love magazines like ‘Psychology Today.’ It’s great for getting quick facts.

My mom is a painter and photographer and my grandfather was an artist, so I’ve always been surrounded by creative people.

It’s important for me to eat really healthy because I have such a sweet tooth. I eat fish and vegetables for lunch and dinner, and I work out every day.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

My husband is the cook at our house. I can make dessert and salad, but I stay away from meals. He makes amazing omelets, fish, and grilled vegetables like Brussels sprouts and cauliflower.

While I’m in L.A. I always make time for my favorite activity which is hiking. The trails in California are amazing, as they are always challenging, and I never get bored from all the beautiful scenery.

If people try to cut sugar out completely, they often splurge later. That isn’t a good idea.

People get emails from me at 3 in the morning.

Being in meetings – that feels like work. But finding candy, being in the store – that’s fun, and it drives me.

I’m not so much a shoe or bag person as jewelry, and I think it’s because jewelry is like candy.

My friends call me Clark Kent: I’m known to change in phone booths.

My passion is really candy, but I know that I can use art and fashion as inspiration.

I think it’s really important to be outdoorsy.

When I started Dylan’s Candy Bar in 2001, I wanted it to be a place that merged my love of pop culture, fashion, art and music with candy. Since then, we have been fortunate to pioneer artistic partnerships with many legends.

One day, I’m designing a candy product; the next day, I’m going to a candy factory. The day after that, I might be traveling to Los Angeles to look at a possible location for another store.

I like having a lot of sunlight because it helps me wake up. And I don’t get depressed in winter.

On really hot days, I try to motivate friends and family to come into the pool for an aqua jogging session which I teach. Aqua jogging is a great way to avoid the impact of regular walking or jogging on land. This is especially beneficial for those who have joint pain or who are healing from an injury.

I’ve been entrepreneurial since middle school. I was always arranging bake sales, dances and school trips to raise money for the Dalton School.