Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful.

Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It;s well, it's magic.

An interior designer must be able to clarify his intent keeping ever in mind that decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.

Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines, it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul.

Design is coming to grips with one’s real lifestyle, one’s real place in the world. Rooms should not be put together for show but to nourish one’s wellbeing.

I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.

Ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.

Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money.

The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live.

Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There's more to life than decorating.

Design is defined by light and shade, and appropriate lighting is enormously important.

The worst part of being okay is that okay is far from happy.

Success comes from the inside out. In order to change what is on the outside, you must first change what is on the inside.

One does not have to prove a negative. One should assume a negative.

Father sticks to it that anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky.

Everyone is a threat, and anyone can be beat at any given moment. No one is invincible.

I go light on breakfast. Sometimes it's a yogurt, but a lot of times it's leftovers from one of my wife's dinners.

Just because I am wheelchair-bound doesn't mean I don't get around.

Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.

If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.

Stupid — well, there are so many kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.