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.

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

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.

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

Keep an open mind but a skeptical eye.

Take some advice from an old farmer. You’re in business now. Take the money. You’d be amazed at how many don’t want to pay.

A dragon took what it wanted. Took and kept.

When you say you’re a fan of the gore, what do you mean?”“The all supernatural bunch, love. The scarier the merrier.

Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained.

I have great faith in the military. I have great faith in certain of the commanders, certainly. But I have no faith in Hillary Clinton or the leadership.

There weren't butterflies in my stomach, there were fire breathing dragons.

To have children is a double living, the earthly fountain of youth, a continual fresh delight, a volcano as well as a fountain, and also a source of weariness beyond description.

There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship.

Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.