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

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.

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.

Your race against life must yield effort for you to be productive

Dealing with depression isn't about trying to run away from the feeling

It bothered me that whatever was waiting wasn't waiting for me

My belief is the belief of no beliefs. That's my belief.

The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.

I have a lot of hope for the Constituent Assembly.

With my hours, I don't hang out with anybody. I work and come home to my Upper West Side apartment.

Our sense of worth, of well-being, even our sanity depends upon our remembering. But, alas, our sense of worth, our well-being, our sanity also depend upon our forgetting.

We’'ve broken the code base into logical chunks, called modules, and the foundation staff delegate authority for the modules to people with the most expertise.