Pinault Quotes & Sayings

I have no sense of nostalgia. Tomorrow is what interests me. — Francois Pinault

It takes no effort to love. The state has its own innate joy. Questions answer themselves if you are aware enough. Life is safe; flowing with the current of being is the simplest way to live. Resistance never really succeeds. Controlling the flow of life is impossible. — Deepak Chopra

The dominant myth of the day seemed to be that anybody could do anything, even go to the moon. You could do whatever you wanted -in the ads and in the articles, ignore your limitations, defy them. If you were an indecisive person, you could become a leader and wear lederhosen. If you were a housewife, you could become a glamour girl with rhinestone sunglasses. Are you slow witted? No worries -you can be an intellectual genius. If you're old, you can be young. Anything was possible. It was almost like a war against the self. — Bob Dylan

Even though brutality used toward the young, by reason of their defenselessness, provoked greater anger and greater pity, it was still true that they were resilient. Was the wind tempered to the shorn lamb? He grimaced. All the lambs were shorn now, and the wind was from the northeast, full of ice and black frost. — John Christopher

In a recession, you must be able to call into question everything you've done before. — Francois-Henri Pinault

Sustainable development is a fundamental break that's going to reshuffle the entire deck. There are companies today that are going to dominate in the future simply because they understand that. — Francois-Henri Pinault

There's a strength to being able to look at products through a customer's eyes, but it is also dangerous. — Francois-Henri Pinault

I started buying on the Internet quite rapidly, as early as 1995. — Francois-Henri Pinault

I closely follow everything about user interface or human-computer interface: technology that makes computers closer to the way the human being actually functions. — Francois-Henri Pinault

Luxury hasn't been democratised; it's been globalised. — Francois-Henri Pinault

The Italians live well. They have problems, like all countries, but they are well-dressed, the women are pretty. — Francois Pinault

My mission is not to forbid French art. If the quality is there, I buy; if the quality isn't there, I don't. — Francois Pinault

When the windowpanes start to turn from black to gray, my sisters cradle themselves around me, rocking me like the sea until I can taste the salt of our tears — Sarah Miller

Linguistics is a good way of defining the culture of a brand. The vocabulary used by sports and lifestyle brands - running, fitness, training, motorsports - is all about functionality, whereas the vocabulary of the luxury business - handbags, ready-to-wear - is all about the product. — Francois-Henri Pinault

I'd never buy something, even if it's a great brand, that is a competitor to something I already own; that's insane. — Francois-Henri Pinault

I like to discover new things, and I'm always testing new apps. — Francois-Henri Pinault

The first PC that I actually bought myself was a Toshiba Papman in 1985. This model was one of the very first laptops; I remember that it was a revolution at the time! — Francois-Henri Pinault

The collages I never wanted to sell. I thought it was a very private thing, so I kept the collages. Then, in the end, I had a big collage in the Pinault Collection in Venice and the director of the [Centre] Pompidou said, "Did you make big collages like this in the '60s?" I said yes, so he came to the studio and said, "Let's make an exhibition in the Pompidou." — Erro

Americans curse without any imagination at all. Harper — Joe Hill

I have a regular, normal private life. — Francois-Henri Pinault

Alexander McQueen was one of the greatest fashion designers of his generation. His genius, sometimes provocative, admired and saluted by all, constantly opened new perspectives. Visionary and avant-garde, his creations took their inspiration from both tradition and timeless hyper-modernity. — Francois-Henri Pinault

The passion for art is, as for believers, very religious. It unites people, its message is of common humanity. Art has become my religion - others pray in church. It's a banality, but you don't possess art, it possesses you. It's like falling in love. — Francois Pinault

You don't buy luxury to enter a community, but to set yourself apart from others. — Francois-Henri Pinault