J Massenet Quotes & Sayings

Always go into meetings or negotiations with a positive attitude. Tell yourself you're going to make this the best deal for all parties. — Natalie Massenet

The fashion cycle is outdated. — Natalie Massenet

I've taken the love of fashion from my mother, and journalism from my father. — Natalie Massenet

As much as I love to shop online, I also love walking the streets on a beautiful day and seeing what finds I can discover in a small shop or vintage store. — Natalie Massenet

Net-a-Porter offers catwalk fashion and trend-driven shopping, but for Mr Porter, while fashion is still important, style is key. — Natalie Massenet

I think I'm a better mother because of work, because I'm happy. If I wasn't working, I would just be waiting for the kids to come home every day, and living vicariously through their lives. — Natalie Massenet

Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind. — Natalie Massenet

Twice I let people talk me out of good ideas. — Natalie Massenet

The power of your thoughts can influence how events turn out. I'm a positive person - when bad things happen, I can see the silver lining. As a result I think I am very lucky, even though I probably have as much bad luck as anyone else, and that translates into seeing opportunity. — Natalie Massenet

My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain. — Natalie Massenet

Be the smartest at the table and you can wear whatever you want. — Natalie Massenet

Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person. — Natalie Massenet

I realised at a certain point that if I was going to have the kind of life that I fantasised about, I needed to get my act together. — Natalie Massenet

The United Kingdom has traditionally been a very small market, and even though you had such a creative group of designers, they represented a risk to department stores. — Natalie Massenet

Audrey Hepburn has influenced me. — Natalie Massenet

There's no right time to have kids and no perfect formula. The good news is there isn't a wrong way, either. — Natalie Massenet

There is no recipe for success - it is as unique as you are — Natalie Massenet

I always thought I looked kind of like Keith Richards, and sometimes I think I look like Michael Jackson in his mug shot. But as I think Keith Richards is pretty great-looking, I'm embracing that part of me. — Natalie Massenet

It's interesting to see how some of the womenswear designers that we have long worked with at Net-A-Porter are developing menswear collections - Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders and Richard Nicoll. — Natalie Massenet

When I'm working, I have a hard time switching off, and when I'm not working, I have a hard time thinking of ever wanting to work again. — Natalie Massenet

The British Fashion Awards gives us the chance to commend not only the winners but celebrate all of the individuals that contribute to the incredible achievements that make London the best fashion destination in the world. — Natalie Massenet

When I started Net-a-Porter, I knew nothing. And I was pregnant. Starting a new venture and being pregnant for the first time are pretty similar in many ways. If you knew what was going to happen to you, you wouldn't venture down that road. — Natalie Massenet

Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit. — Natalie Massenet

People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do. — Natalie Massenet

If you're a teenager in Palo Alto launching an app, you know from the outset how you plan to finance your business. — Natalie Massenet

I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive. — Natalie Massenet

In order to stay relevant, you have to stay open to new trends and keep educating yourself. You have to keep evolving. — Natalie Massenet

Brands will increasingly handle their own e-commerce and rely less and less on local distribution partners. Why should they give away their profit margins? — Natalie Massenet

You can no longer just have a magazine that shows you this glossy impervious image of women - in the studio, artificial, wearing a push-up bra. — Natalie Massenet

People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines. — Natalie Massenet