French Designer Quotes & Sayings

In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion. — Man Ray

Wasting your time in anxious worry over what you may not have is a good way to waste what you need to get it. — Guy Finley

Something magic happens when I get to a club or get on stage. — Koko Taylor

No, I'm not a French designer either. I'm from nowhere. I'm a European, old European is all I am. — Karl Lagerfeld

I write because there is nothing as joyful as writing, even when the writing is twisted and full of hate, the self-hate that makes writing not only possible but necessary. I hate myself, I hate the people around me, but what I crave is the fulfillment of some ideal. — Gary Shteyngart

Fledgling designers need investment - but how much easier it is to put them in a dead man or woman's shoes, perhaps also backing the new designer's namesake line, but only as what the French call a 'danseuse,' a plaything. — Suzy Menkes

I wish I was a guy who could have pancakes and bacon and cheesy eggs, but I'd curl up and pass out. I gotta start healthy or I'll be off the rails all day. — Donnie Wahlberg

Logos and branding are so important. In a big part of the world, people cannot read French or English
but are great in remembering signs — Karl Lagerfeld

My name is Nick Gautier and this is the story of my life. First off, get the name right. It's pronounced Go-shay not Go-tee-ay or Goat-chay (that has an extra H in it and as my mom says we're so poor we couldn't afford the extra letter). I'm not some fancy French fashion designer. I'm just a regular kid ... well as regular as someone with a stripper for a mother and a career felon for a father can be. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Since I believe that I have been a devil for many centuries and have risen in rank and been demoted, it could be asked why, with such a history, I still learned a good deal while in Russia. It is because a newly gained sophistication fades once a venture comes to an end. So we develop many new qualities of mind, but soon lose them. — Norman Mailer

You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time — Kahlil Gibran

Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. A wicked and evil man may have pleasure, while any ordinary mortal is capable of being happy. Pleasure generally comes from things, and always through the senses; happiness comes from humans through fellowship. Joy comes from loving God and neighbor. Pleasure is quick and violent, like a flash of lightning. Joy is steady and abiding, like a fixed star. Pleasure depends on external circumstances, such as money, food, travel, etc. Joy is independent of them, for it comes from a good conscience and love of God. — Fulton J. Sheen

High heels? Painful pleasure. — Christian Dior

The French say you get hungry when you're eating, and I get inspired when I'm working. It's my engine — Karl Lagerfeld