God was fair to the Japanese. He gave them no oil, no coal, no diamonds, no gold, no natural resources โ nothing! Nothing comes from the island that you can sustain a civilization on. What God gave the Japanese was a sense of styleโmaintained through the centuries through hard work and the disciplines of ambition.
Diana VreelandI have always felt that the only great thing about an interview is the questions that are asked.
Diana VreelandAll my life Iโve pursued the perfect red. I can never get painters to mix it for me. Itโs exactly as if Iโd said, โI want rococo with a spot of Gothic in it and a bit of Buddhist templeโโthey have no idea what Iโm talking about. About the best red is to copy the color of a childโs cap in any Renaissance portrait.
Diana Vreeland