I say let Matteo Renzi work. He took over a country that was in disarray, not florid. And not the other way around.

I don't like fashionistas. They only wear the brand. You want to become a fashionista? Easy! Spend money.

Giving back is the new luxury.

My view is not just to find young talents, it's to support them too.

Bloggers now have no concept. They are given things; they put them on, take pictures, and then just disappear from sight. Who cares?

Fashion is a mirror of the era in which we live. Why should the magazine be disconnected from reality? It's not like in the past.

I feel what is in the air. I go with my instinct.

Think of Instagram. Journalism will continue to exist, but communication is now visual.

Today it's normal. Photos used to be a support to the text, but we turned things around, reducing the words to a minimum.

Social media are fundamental to communicate and understand what happens in the world. It's a point of view and an immediate commentary.

Vogue is not a practical magazine, it provides sensations, feeling, moods, you like the photos.

You are fine just the way you are. Don't allow anyone to reduce you to a state of inferiority. God created us all in His own image. Therefore, there is absolutely nothing inferior about you.

Optimization is generally detrimental to future success, but it is the only way to accomplish present success in competition with others who are equally interested in short-term results.

I think my life dramatically shifted when I met Lucas [Goodman] and it wasn't even planned. I had a very clear vision of what I was going to do.

I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.

Life doesnt stop because something happens to you.

It is the faith and perseverance and single-mindedness with which Hitler has perfected his weapons of destruction that commands my admiration.

I figured if the plane goes down, I'll go with a great genius and will always have my name connected with his.

If your vulnerability has become hardened, it's very, very difficult to be creative.

I don't Twitter, although sometimes I think that I should.

We may not know the way God leads...but we know God leads! We do not know the way...but we know the Guide!