Luckily the whole world is not like me, or else, there would be no world.

If you erased New York, I hate to say it, if you erased Frankfurt, even London, the world would not have changed.

I don't have a house, and I don't have a lot of time for socializing, so every year I have a party for all of my friends.

Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal.

If you have things and if you are a perfectionist, which I am, you have to really tend to them, and it takes energy away from other things.

Brunch is boring, but that's part of the charm of it.

California is a place of invention, a place of courage, a place of vision, a place of the future. People who made California what it is were willing to take risks, think outside convention and build.