Life is hard. It is not too short, it is too long. But you have to learn how to live; you have to have a sense of humour.

If you think that you did everything and know everything and that everything has been done perfectly well, then it's time to retire.

British and American women have very different styles and a different way of living.

Fashion is not an investment. If you wear a dress and don't get many compliments, you won't wear it again. It's not like buying bonds.

I find that it is much easier now for women to be in any position because, as you see, they are presidents of banks, they are prime ministers, they are doctors. Everything is about women.

I walk in the park every day, and when people come and ask for a photograph, I say, "Oh, my God!" It means they recognize that I have been doing something right and they want to have a photograph taken with me.

Queen Elizabeth of England is the real fashion icon of the century. And she has a sense of humor.