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title: "2 Chanel Quotes By Maureen Chiquet"
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> [I've been inspired by Coco Chanel. She broke all the rules of her time when she was designing. She pretty much revolutionized the way that women dressed at the time, and in doing that, she modernized the way they looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/i-ve-been-inspired-by-coco-chanel-she-broke-all-the-rules-of-her-time/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/maureen-chiquet-35285_because_i-ve-been-inspired-by-coco-chanel-she-br_231837.jpg)

> [A lot of companies talk about letting creative lead, but Chanel actually does let it lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/a-lot-of-companies-talk-about-letting-creative-lead-but-chanel/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

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## More by Maureen Chiquet

> [I'm like a sponge: I like to listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/i-m-like-a-sponge-i-like-to-listen/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [I've been inspired by Coco Chanel. She broke all the rules of her time when she was designing. She pretty much revolutionized the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/i-ve-been-inspired-by-coco-chanel-she-broke-all-the-rules-of-her-time/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [I think being able to sit in the shoes of a woman and being able to manage products that are mostly sold to women,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/i-think-being-able-to-sit-in-the-shoes-of-a-woman-and-being-able-to/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [There is no solution or perfect model you can follow. The best thing I can say is you've got to get close to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/there-is-no-solution-or-perfect-model-you-can-follow-the-best-thing-i/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [These qualities - things like deep listening, collaboration, flexibility, tapping into our emotions - seem to me to be the kinds of qualities that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/these-qualities-things-like-deep-listening-collaboration-flexibility/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [From the time I was 16, I wanted to live in Paris. When I graduated college and didn't have a job, I went to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/from-the-time-i-was-16-i-wanted-to-live-in-paris-when-i-graduated/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [The risk of any great luxury brand that has its history in the past is that it can get dusty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/the-risk-of-any-great-luxury-brand-that-has-its-history-in-the-past/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [I just dreamed about living in Paris and being French. I always loved the visual arts, film and theatre, and I hoped to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/i-just-dreamed-about-living-in-paris-and-being-french-i-always-loved/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [Men display less self-doubt and lead with what seems always like a sense of force and direction. We are not as familiar with women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/men-display-less-self-doubt-and-lead-with-what-seems-always-like-a/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [Often, the pressure of the business and fear of having an open position encourages us to hire people who are either not right for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/often-the-pressure-of-the-business-and-fear-of-having-an-open/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [A lot of companies talk about letting creative lead, but Chanel actually does let it lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/a-lot-of-companies-talk-about-letting-creative-lead-but-chanel/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [It's important to look for mentors all around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/it-s-important-to-look-for-mentors-all-around-you/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

> [When I first started out in my career, I'd been a lit major in college so I didn't have a lot of choices. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-chiquet/when-i-first-started-out-in-my-career-i-d-been-a-lit-major-in-college/)

[Maureen Chiquet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-chiquet/)

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