I think that in the end, the people are not fooled by promotion. They want to know that something works and is right.

It would be very interesting to make a survey around the world, from wealthy countries to the most advanced countries to see what influence Americans have had. I

We are in a very strange way going back to the mentality of the time when Americans went in covered wagons. I imagine they had a piece of cloth, and the piece of furniture they carried with them meant to be a good piece of wood, and sturdy. We're going back to that.

American businessmen have taken advantage of the opportunities which existed in Europe and Europeans seem not to have been aware of.

I would say that if something has an aesthetic value and it is pleasing to watch or to wear, it may in fact have nothing to do with status symbol. You just like to wear it.

I don't think people today need to derive security from possessions.

As many Europeans and other people from other countries, I have been led into my present activity by a very specific American gift of trade.