People first. Dogs second. Things last.

Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love brought together under one roof.

You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.

It's important how we feel in our homes, because feeling good makes us more gracious. And that makes it easier to welcome others not only into our homes but into our lives.

Your home should tell the story of who you are.

I always want objects in my home that have a connection to me or something I've loved. It's still stuff, but it's stuff that has meaning.

In a minimal interior, what you don't do is as important as what you do.

Everywhere your eye travels in your home, it should land on something that resonates with you.

If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.

In a modern loft, you can't just fill a space with furniture. Each piece has to be perfect.

Books are the heart of any home, and I spend hours going through books for design inspiration.

Discouragement is your enemy, therefore resist it

I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.

Old men must die, or the world would grow mouldy, would only breed the past again.

I once heard an exec say, "If you don't ask for it, we can't give it to you." We can't go through our lives just being grateful for everything.

The cancer in me became an awareness of the cancer that is everywhere. The cancer of cruelty, the cancer of carelessness, the cancer of greed.

Once your name gets out, people just want to crack you.

If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers.

You may be old, you may be in your third act, but you can still be vital and sexual and funny. Life isn't over.

And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.

A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he is being photographed