Out of the mouths of babes—and celebrities, designers, tycoons, artists, writers and socialites—ofttimes come gems. And in its rich 100-year history, WWD has recorded a vast number of these gems, culled from thousands of interviews with some of the most exciting, intelligent and outrageous personalities of the century—from Patti Smith to Lady Gaga, Paul Poiret to Ralph Lauren, Diana Vreeland to Helen Gurley Brown, Fiorello LaGuardia to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Step back in time with these quotable notables to learn a lot about fashion, but also what Coco Chanel thought of the mini; Mae West’s reflection on praying; how the Duchess of Windsor exercised, and Brooke Astor’s view of money.