Is it what we stand for, stand in, or that we're still standing? — Kenneth Cole Stand Copy Share Image
The more I circumvent the rules, the more successful I become. — Kenneth Cole Become Copy Share Image
The average woman falls in love seven times a year. Only six are with shoes. — Kenneth Cole Average Copy Share Image
What people are consuming is what things represent. It's people defining themselves through what they wear. — Kenneth Cole Consuming Copy Share Image
It is great to be known for your shoes. It is even better to be recognized for your soul. — Kenneth Cole Better Copy Share Image
I need to distort not just leather and fabric, but also words. It's a disorder I have. — Kenneth Cole Disorder Copy Share Image
My job is to create a business model that's built on a platform that has the ability to change quickly. — Kenneth Cole Ability Copy Share Image
I often say in jest, 'We haven't changed the world but hopefully we've become an accessory.' — Kenneth Cole Become Copy Share Image
We will redo a shoe 15 times before we get it right, to get it where it should be and hopefully it… — Kenneth Cole Fashion Copy Share Image
Often people ask me about getting involved in service and philanthropy, and my first advice is: Make sure it's real and it's… — Kenneth Cole Advice Copy Share Image
In the fashion business, there weren't any rules. In fact, the better you were at creating something new, the greater the likelihood… — Kenneth Cole Better Copy Share Image
There are only so many things we can do that make us feel better. We pick up the newspapers and we want… — Kenneth Cole Better Copy Share Image
You can't build a fashion business with a short-term perspective, unless you're prepared to make investments that you know are not going… — Kenneth Cole Business Copy Share Image
When I was younger I would often go to nightclubs and sit in the best-lit corner to look at what people chose… — Kenneth Cole City Copy Share Image
I think the power of messaging is saying something in as few words as possible, because I think we all essentially have… — Kenneth Cole Disorder Copy Share Image
After working with my father for two years, we started Candie's, a line of imported shoes from Italy. Then in 1982 I… — Kenneth Cole Business Copy Share Image
None of what I do is political. My messages are social and human messages. In many cases, they've been politicized but they… — Kenneth Cole Human Copy Share Image
I've come to realize that, with social media today, people consume fashion very differently than they ever have before - they post… — Kenneth Cole Fashion Copy Share Image
For 30 years I have used my platform in provocative ways to encourage a healthy dialogue about important issues, including HIV/AIDS, war,… — Kenneth Cole Aids Copy Share Image
Those against same-sex marriage aren't thinking straight (or are they)? — Kenneth Cole Inspirational Copy Share Image
This is what I wanted the business to be when I started it: a lot of black, a lot of luxurious materials,… — Kenneth Cole Black Copy Share Image
We all walk in different shoes. What one does may not be right for everybody. — Kenneth Cole Different Copy Share Image
I work out with my trainer at 5 A. M. three times per week and I also skip dessert - most of… — Kenneth Cole Dessert Copy Share Image
In business, you can write your own book. The more unique it is from anything written before, the more likely it is… — Kenneth Cole Anything Copy Share Image
Every season, I take the opportunity to convey a much larger message than just hemlines and trends. — Kenneth Cole Inspirational Copy Share Image
My bedroom was my executive office. Buyers came to my apartment and that's where they saw the collections. — Kenneth Cole Apartment Copy Share Image
I named the company Kenneth Cole because I didn't have a lot of time to make up a name. — Kenneth Cole Business Copy Share Image
We as a country are very good at responding to acute, short-term crises. When the crisis becomes chronic, we tend to withdraw. — Kenneth Cole Becomes Copy Share Image
I'm also on the Board at Sundance, so I've seen witnessed first hand the power of independent storytelling. — Kenneth Cole Independent Copy Share Image
Success has less to do with what we can get ourselves to do and more to do with keeping ourselves from doing… — Kenneth Cole Doing Copy Share Image
I've realized that people come to the brand not just for the products we make, but because of what we stand for. — Kenneth Cole Because Copy Share Image
I'm a pragmatist, and I don't like gratuitous fashion - in fact, there's not that much gratuitous anything in my life. — Kenneth Cole Anything Copy Share Image
My father had a shoe factory in a depressed and rough area of New York City called Williamsburg. — Kenneth Cole City Copy Share Image
When I married Maria, her father was governor at the time, and I was in awe of his progressive message. — Kenneth Cole Awe Copy Share Image
