Loving dogs is a question of anthropomorphism. We become attached to dogs because of the feelings we project on them.

Love is what makes me live, quite simply. It's the only thing that makes me work. It made me become what I am today.

I won't make a mark on history. I have some importance in the time we live in, but that's all.

Chanel liberated women: Saint Laurent gave them power.

Yves Saint Laurent hated fashion. He loved style.

There's nothing that really motivates me anymore and demands that I get up in the morning. In the past it was Yves Saint Laurent.

I hate nostalgia. Today is always better than yesterday.

I am faithful up to the point of death. It's the only thing I respect. I never abandon anyone. I'm not talking about sexual relations. I'm faithful in my friendship, my admiration.

A collection is like a dinner party. It is made up of the people you invite, but also the people you don't.

On my own account I certainly wouldn't have become the director of a couture house. I didn't have sufficient admiration for fashion as such to have done so.

When journalists come to interview me, it's a part of my life that is exhibited, as if pieces of clothing are being taken off one by one. But it's not very important really.

Happiness held is the beginning

A professional man of letters, especially if he is much at war with unscrupulous enenemies, is naturally jealous of his privacy... so it was, I think, with Dryden.

I've only had one platinum album, and it's 'Red River Blue'.

Man is at his best when complimented by the influence of a good woman.

In missionary work, as in all else, preparation precedes power. Encouragement to prepare while still very young can make a tremendous difference.

Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.

There is no more light in a genius than in any other honest man - but he has a particular kind of lens to concentrate this light into a burning point.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.

There is no such thing as stress; only people thinking stressful thoughts.