I don't think I've invented anything. Henry Ford didn't invent the car, and Steve Jobs didn't invent the cell phone, and he didn't invent the digital revolution, but he could adapt, put things together in creative ways. So I think in what we do there's a lot of "let's try it and sees," whether it's a new color or a new style. But we didn't invent cosmetics or lingerie. How we market them - style, color - those are the things that we do, but it isn't pure creation. It's putting together ideas. I truly believe there's nothing really new in the world.

Nobody remembers who was the richest toga salesman in Rome.

Growing up, I knew you were supposed to have a profession - and something better than being a shopkeeper, which is what my parents were.

I was single for most of my life. The best thing that happened to me is my wife. I've got four kids. All of them go to Harvard. Much better than their dad. They're really bright kids.

Everything has a lifecycle. You have to believe it’s going to change.

If you start painting yourself into a corner, life starts shutting down. There is always hopefully a next.

I don't think most analysts understand that whether I work a 70-hour week or an 80-hour week, I take my head with me when I go home.