All the drawings and sketches and clothes of Yves Saint Laurent in the '70s were so colorful, so bright.

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water.

I don't want to be too 'classic' because it's not in the DNA of Gucci. You need to be a little bit provocative.

When I joined Gucci in 2002, I immediately wanted to make a research trip into the archives because I'd heard about how incredible they were, but I never had the opportunity to visit them.

I don't like to treat a piece of clothing like an object of art because I don't consider myself an artist. I'm a designer.

My biggest satisfaction is always when I make something beautiful and well-done that I can see on a real man or woman - not only in the glossy magazines.

I am comfortable giving people direction. If something is not good enough, my job is to find a way to help them learn from their mistake, and understand that next time I expect better.

I think the '70s are always inspiring to me. I was born then, so I have a lot of memories about how my parents were and what kinds of movies I was watching.

The first thing I notice about a man are his shoes. Then I look at his watch.

If we give girls and women the chance to change their lives, they can change the world.

The idea of 'ferie,' or summer break, is a long tradition of which all Italians, including myself, participate. It's a time to relax, reflect and recharge.

Open your eyes wide and see yourself breaking new territories... Believe what you see

I can run at pace of my breath.

I think that 'Fox & Friends' audience is going to increase. That franchise in the morning is very important to any television operation because they make money.

Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to them a lot, and try to put their voices into their character.

I would argue [Donald]Trump is the [Barack] Obama of this election cycle.

To be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.

Life doesn't move in straight lines, and neither does a good conversation.

What kind of a maniac needed over five thousand plates?

Business should be like religion and science; it should know neither love nor hate.

Forget about speech problems just saying the words "brain surgery" sucks the air out of a room.