“My grandmother had a lilac bush at her home in Long Island. I always a...” — Aerin Lauder Quote

“My grandmother had a lilac bush at her home in Long Island. I always associate the scent of it with her and try to have lilacs in my home.”

“You can't be a major company today without paying attention to celebrities. They are the leaders in beauty and fashion.”

“AERIN is saturated with the qualities that have surrounded me my entire life, many of which came from my grandmother, Estee: passion, style, hard work, family, and, of course, all things beautiful.”

“If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take all of you to Abu Ghraib and turn you over to the soldiers. Maybe there's only one or two of you in this group who was a known associate or had any piece of information that they are trying to exploit.”

“From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity.”