Part of being a conscious human being, is having an intention. And if you put an intention into whatever you do, it’s definitely going to be more satisfying in the end

I spend a lot of time upside down. It increases the blood flow to the brain, so it really helps your creativity.

We need better things, not more. We should not pollute the world with meaningless, unused things when we can make and support things of rare and precious beauty.

I don't approach fashion; fashion approaches me!

As I got older I looked at the world and I realised, we need armour. So my jewellery and clothes became my armour

I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art.

Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on.

I dislike the idea of jewellery being like a price tag around someone's neck. It needs to be something else - and there is something extremely magical about armour.

Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them.

I think life is about having the mixture of the curiosity of an older person and the imagination of a child.

I don't regard clothing as disposable, which is probably why I have so much of it!

It's embarrassing to be human.

Writing is the painting of the voice.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

The most blatant examples are increased power and frequency in hurricanes and the increased depth and frequency of heat waves.

Being tiny has been difficult for me in a business that regarded physicality as the most important part of your life.

I feel like I have at least begun to make a contribution, but my most significant concern has to do with whether my actual art will be preserved for future generations or be erased.

The philosophy of hedonism means little to lovers of pleasure. They have no inclination to read philosophy, or to write it.

Men are led by trifles.

What is Love compared with holing out before your opponent?

Because this is what happens when you try to run from the past. It just doesn’t catch up, it overtakes … blotting out the future.