I don't like very young women very much. Never did.

There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

The secret of toe cleavage, a very important part of the sexuality of the shoe; you must only show the first two cracks.

Shoes are the quickest way for women to achieve instant metamorphosis.

I love exaggerated, and I love eccentric, but you must be comfortable. Otherwise it is nonsense. There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes.

People walk differently in high heels. Your body sways to a different kind of tempo.

You put high heels on and you change.

About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.

The imprint of Miss Hepburn is absolutely, totally present. Like it or not, she will be the most important look of the twentieth century.

It's the only thing I get inspired by! I get inspired by dreams. Who cares about the rest?

The greatest luxury is being free.

This blood feud is a bit too Shakespearean, if ye want the truth. I’m no Montague, and ye’re no Capulet.

Talents too many, not enough of any.

The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.

Whenever I see an autobiography for sale in the book store i just flip to the about the author section. I'm like, "Done, next!"

[B]ut in literature, it should be remembered, a thing always becomes his at last who says it best, and thus makes it his own.

I imagine there are things I wouldn't do, but I haven't been offered those recently either.

Science is a part of culture. Indeed, it is the only truly global culture because protons and proteins are the same all over the world, and it's the one culture we can all share.

Happiness is the twin sister of optimism and the twin brother of contentment.

The movies I cannot go without and that I watch annually are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Scarface' and 'Fantasia.'

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.