We react very quickly in the market. We can make quick changes.

If you treat staff as your equal, they'll roll their sleeves up to get the job done.

It was quite tough, not many opportunities. I remember in primary school, one of my teachers said, "As for you young man, you haven't got much of a future."

This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want. And, if you do this, people will keep coming back.

Don’t let anyone say you can’t do it. To be successful, you need to fail. The more failures you have, the more successes you will have. People just don’t get that.

Don't let anyone say you can't do it.

It takes a lot more to run a good business than just trailing commissions or kickbacks otherwise everybody would succeed, wouldn't they?

I'm generally a happy person -with the help of antidepressants, that is- so there is something to be said for surrounding myself with happy people.

Queen Elizabeth, she's the ultimate hypocrite!

To get something you must give something away. To hold something you must give something away. To love something you must give something away.

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.

A vacation should be just long enough that your boss misses you, and not long enough for him to discover how well he can get along without you.

Wherever there is a suitable environment for the fulfilment of Life, it will fulfil itself.

When you're making your 20th movie, it might be the 20th most incredible thing that's ever happened to you!

I think something substantial will pass out of the House at some point during this term.

You have to not worry or doubt or punish yourself. All the worry, doubt and punishment will not add one second to your life, you know?

We'll fight terror like there's no peace, and make peace like there's no terror.