Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Leandra Medine - Page 2

Most people don't know this, but I never wanted Man Repeller to be about me. It was titled that to identify a genre of women.

I have a pretty decent understanding of which posts will perform better than others. Specifically on Instagram, when it's a style picture, those ones always get way more likes.

I don't hate what I see when I look in the mirror. Even if legions of others don't agree. I have accepted the reflection that reliably bounces back at me for its perks and its flaws.

I didn't actually even really know my grandmother; I must have been 3 or 4 when she died.

I really love the category on the site called Brain Massage.

That's what I always wanted Man Repeller to do - to change the way people actually think. Showing young girls that there are no rules.

I buy all my perfumes duty free - I think people are fools not to.

I have such a simple process - it takes me, like, ten minutes to get ready.

Being a man repeller becomes a process of elimination. If a guy is only really into your outfit and won't date you because of what you're wearing, they are too driven by the female exterior and don't care about your intellect.

I don't take such good care of my skin; my mom kills me about it... I sit in the sun so much. I love a tan.

Could Yosef be considered a Man Repeller even though he's a man? I'd love to get my hands on that techni-colored dream coat! Feels very Matthew Williamson to me.

By the time I graduated college, I was sick of what was out there. I wanted to bring something new to the Internet.

My eyes will never be blue; my bone structure will never allow for you to mistake me for a Scandinavian model.

Running a business is incredibly hard, especially as a creative person, because you're extricated from the creative very quickly, and that is really hard. Obviously, I have experienced that first hand.

I think that when I started Man Repeller, the Internet was still hungry for authentic content from girls that weren't actresses or supermodels and were just relatable girls who had opinions and outfit ideas, and they weren't always good, but at least they were original.

My blog is not about repelling men, it's about good fashion.

I'm someone very comfortable airing out the stories of my own life. Some people call it narcissism, but for me, the intention is that it will positively affect other people.

I think Man Repeller is more about self-confidence than it is about a woman's relationship with a man.

I think, fundamentally, Man Repeller is a voice for women to connect with; they can come and try it on for size and be a part of it, and if it works for them, they take it with them.

Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts.

Without getting too spiritual, God has done so much for me; the least I can do is drink Kiddush wine on a Friday night.

I'm Jewish, so I don't really do Christmas gifts, and Hanukkah is not as big a deal as gifts are concerned, so I never actually give gifts.

Especially with Instagram, I feel reluctant to make all the photos beautiful because I don't necessarily want to send this message that life is perfect and your avocado toast is always going to be beautifully lit. I want readers to feel like the Man Repeller page is real and kind of dirty. Messy.

You're not stupid because you're interested in fashion, period.

Fashion Week is a great opportunity to make unimportant people feel like they own the world.

The holidays are only overwhelming because it's crunch time. It's like everyone trying to get last-minute things in before the New Year starts.

I didn't launch the website with any goals in mind, to be honest. I didn't know that it would have been anything other than a digital portfolio once I graduated college.

Most people assume that my style is so outlandish and out there, but the reality is I like very classic pieces just rendered unusually.

I am comfortable with how I look.

The number one thing I would say to someone who wants to start a business is if you really can't sleep at night and smack the passion out of yourself, then go for it, but if you can live a happy life working for someone else, do that.

My goal is never to push anyone to do anything other than think.

Part of what dressing for yourself means requires your understanding that the scrutiny of others is frankly irrelevant.

If I have to give up good fashion for a relationship, I don't want a relationship.

I understand that it's the thought that counts, but receiving money is so great, so if you're in a position to give an employee a bonus, just do that.

Nighttime dressing is not very different from daytime dressing for me. I feel like night clothes don't get a chance to live the way day clothes do, so I prefer to think of night clothes as day clothes.

I have never done anything to my brows, though sometimes I tweeze the intersection of the left and right brow, which is either a really good thing or a really bad thing.

When I'm wearing red lipstick, I'll never do anything with my eyes. And it's so easy - you just put on red lipstick, and your whole face just seems done.

I can't imagine catering to an audience that doesn't also interest me.

As I always say, leopard print is a neutral.

Don't integrate anything into your wardrobe that's going to make you feel hugely uncomfortable when you leave home. Get the comfort thing down first - baby steps.

I think what's so interesting for people is that I don't take it so seriously and yet I am still immersed in the [fashion] industry.

Advice for young people who want to channel their personality into creative work - be authentic.

Diane von Furstenberg actually gave me a very good piece of advice. She said, 'When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt,' so that's something I'm going with. I think that's a really good answer: Just don't listen to the doubts. Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts."