To be contented—that’s for the cows.

I adore artifice. I always have.

Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.

God was fair to the Japanese. He gave them no oil, no coal, no diamonds, no gold, no natural resources — nothing! Nothing comes from the island that you can sustain a civilization on. What God gave the Japanese was a sense of style—maintained through the centuries through hard work and the disciplines of ambition.

The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.