Quotes & Sayings About Valentino

Don't pull down the blinds. I feel fine. I want the sunlight to greet me! — Rudolph Valentino

I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian. — Valentino Rossi

My title rivals are behind me but at the moment I am not thinking about that. My target is to finish on the podium and then well see where everybody else is. — Valentino Garavani

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same. — Valentino Rossi

But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more. — Valentino Rossi

Our brains are minuscule fragments of the universe, much too small to hold all the facts of the world but not too idle to speculate about them. — Valentino Braitenberg

I have a lot of energy after 2 A.M. I like to sleep in the morning. I have some problems at the start of the day. — Valentino Rossi

However I am looking forward to the two new Grands Prixs both Shanghai and Laguna Seca are fantastic tracks and it will be good to race at them. — Valentino Rossi

Being a Queen will Always be in Style! — Anya Valentino

I like things simple. — Valentino Garavani

I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed — Valentino Rossi

I am like a freight train. Working on the details, twisting them and playing with them over the years, but always staying on the same track. — Valentino Garavani

It is hardest to kill the man who has the most to live for.' He took a pretend shot. 'The empty, the soulless, the hate-filled enemies drop like flies. Those who love, and love hard, are the ones left standing. — Catherine Doyle

Don't worry chief, it will be alright. — Rudolph Valentino

You can't avoid the inevitability of death. It comes at you one way or another, and takes us all to the same place in the end. To apologize for it is to apologize for the sun shining or the rain falling. It is what it is. — Catherine Doyle

I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: '60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated. — Valentino Garavani

Later, in describing its narrow escape, the creature credited doubly good luck in having mimicked the shape of a harmless doll and the fact that the paranormal investigators had been looking for a hump-free boggart. 3. — Giovanni Valentino

I have been a muse to Mr. Saint-Laurent, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Versace. — Iman

I'm really into tall boots. I just got some new ones from Michael Kors that have these little gold studs. I have Valentino ones that I really love. Real, real tall boots! — Bella Thorne

The old queen had failed them so miserably... She was such a bitter disappointment. But Ursula was different. There was no one to distract her, no one for her to love. She was alone in the world, alone in her grief, and alone with her pain. No, she wouldn't disappoint them. Unlike the old queen, Ursula would be able to fill her heart with hate. — Serena Valentino

I want to be buried in a Valentino gown and I want Harry Winston to make me a toe tag. — Joan Rivers

Everybody has their own idea of what's a poet. Robert Frost, President Johnson, T.S.Eliot, Rudolf Valentino - they're all poets. I like to think of myself as the one who carries the light bulb. — Bob Dylan

A smile is the most pleasing sight one could behold when talking to another person. — Ronald A. Valentino

I no longer believed that Valentino would continue to build anything at all. Instead, he would merely leave behind the empire of hope that he had constructed in each of our minds. Leonardo's empire boasted cities more perfect than Plato or Augustine could have imagined. My empire of hope was an Italy defended by citizen soldiers rather than mercenary thugs, free of tyranny and foreign armies, with justice for all regardless of rank or wealth. But I feared I had come to Cesenatico only to wander among its ruins. — Michael Ennis

I have always worked a bit with fashion people. I worked with Issey Miyake for a while, then Dolce & Gabbana; now we're working with Valentino. It's fine. The fashion world is a fairly weird world, but there are good people in it. It's weird because their timetables are unbearable. — David Chipperfield

In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we're always on the bike and it's quite difficult. — Valentino Rossi

The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test. — Valentino Rossi

I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?' — Valentino Garavani

You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring. — Valentino Rossi

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse. — Valentino Rossi

I'm lucky because I don't feel too much pressure - it's only in the last hour before the race, and even then it's good, positive pressure. — Valentino Rossi

Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams. — Rudolph Valentino

I am begining to look more and more like my miserable imitators. — Rudolph Valentino

The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don't think about it. — Valentino Rossi

I want you to know how I feel about my Italian heritage, so I'd like to say a few words in Italian: Verdi, Pavarotti, DiMaggio, Valentino, De Niro, Giuliani ... — Susan Lucci

I'm very happy because I won a lot. I've won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively. — Valentino Rossi

Very few designers today design - it's very important to be able to do your own sketch on paper and then explain [your vision] to the fabric cutters. Instead, lots of designers drape - it's the new way. — Valentino Garavani

Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out. — Valentino Rossi

Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing. — Valentino Rossi

The speed is something dangerous but very exciting. — Valentino Rossi

If you look at the curricula of most universities and schools in this country [USA], considering our long encounter with the Islamic world, there is very little there that you can get hold of that is really informative about Islam. If you look at the popular media, you'll see that the stereotype that begins with Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik has really remained and developed into the transnational villain of television and film and culture in general. — Edward Said

Some people liked Rudolph Valentino. I liked Rin Tin Tin. — Shirley Temple

We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved. — Valentino Rossi

I love Prada shoes. I cannot get enough of them. Or Valentino. — Elizabeth Banks

I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it. — Valentino Rossi

When I entertain at home, I take time and pleasure in the small details that make all the difference. Entertaining is about giving to people and sharing with them. — Valentino Garavani

I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing. — Valentino Rossi

Valentino was apparently gay or bisexual. And his two lesbian wives. But without any question, he had sex with men. From choice. So he was one or the other. — Cesar Romero

To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse. — Rudolph Valentino

I think somebody like Wes [Anderson] has a very good sense of style and is original. I think my sense of style got a little bit better after I was exposed to you guys at Valentino. Because I'm just in Hawaii and Malibu; it's just kind of T-shirts and surfing-type stuff. — Owen Wilson

To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races. — Valentino Rossi

I like the Valentino store in Rome.Because in Rome when I'd be riding my bike, that store is right next to the Spanish Steps, and it gets so crowded there, so I could sometimes duck into the Valentino store and go up to the top floor and have a little espresso and just relax and take it easy. — Owen Wilson

Well, doctor, and do I now act like a 'pink powder puff' ? — Rudolph Valentino

My normal life is like being on holiday. — Valentino Rossi

My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old. — Valentino Rossi

Valentino made my day suit for the wedding of Paloma Picasso in Paris. — Andre Leon Talley

Luck is one thing. It has always been there, it has always been a part of my success. It's a part of everyone's success. Without it, you can't be successful. But luck is something you have to stimulate, something you have to nurture through the choices you make ... That's why things have always worked out for me. Things work out not just because I'm lucky, but because I plan ahead. I figure out what I want and I go for it. I've always spent a lot of time trying to surround myself with the right people, the kinds of teammates who could lead me to my goals. — Valentino Garavani

Well, well, my dear. Are we so brokenhearted as that? Is the loss of that terrible prince really worth your life? — Serena Valentino

As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment. — Valentino Rossi

Plastic surgeons are not famous for their whimsicality. If they were, we'd all have faces like Valentino's. And cocks like Lyle's. — Richard Stevenson

To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike. — Valentino Rossi

I put the number 7 on my t-shirt because this is the number of my championships but also because it was the number of Barry Sheene, who was a great hero of mine and a truly great racer, — Valentino Garavani

I know what women want. They want to be beautiful. — Valentino Garavani

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon. — Valentino Rossi

He was beautiful, but even more so in his formal attire, with his dark hair and pale eyes. His glistening sword hung at his side, and his tall boots shined in the candlelight. The — Serena Valentino

I think the secret is to understand that you still want to be part of the game. To do so, you have to forget all the victories you've managed to get in the previous years and have a great humility. You also need to realise that, if you want to go on, you have to work hard. If you dwell too much on your past successes and say "well, I have won nine world titles and more than 100 races", you'd rather stay home. — Valentino Rossi

It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine. — Valentino Rossi

In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn't quite match that improvement. — Valentino Rossi

We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on. — Valentino Rossi

I should only have been as lucky as Valentino, in the movies - I didn't have to be a gigolo. In real life. — Cesar Romero

Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun. — Valentino Rossi

My first year, people were interested in me because I was new. Then the press started to come. — Valentino Garavani

Only one thing comforted him: he had finally learned what it was to love. And the feeling was deeper and more meaningful than anything he'd felt before. He felt like he was dying. To die, one must have first been alive. And the Beast could finally say that by finding love, he had lived. — Serena Valentino

I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino. — Debra Messing

Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider. — Valentino Rossi

I do not care about power and wealth, father. I want to marry for love."

"You want to marry for love?" The elder Valentino scoffed. "Que mierda. Marrying for love is like adding extra picante to your meal. It may seem like a good idea at the time, but your stomach will curse you for it with ulcers in the end. — Felix Alexander

I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too. — Valentino Rossi

Do you think you wear a mask?'

'I'm wearing one right now.' Valentino smiled softly. 'We both are.'

'It's a sad thought.'

'Yes,' he said. 'But sometimes I wonder about the alternative. Imagine if we had no secrets, no respite from the truth. What if everything was laid bare the moment we introduced ourselves? — Catherine Doyle

Unfortunately, the greatest photographers don't pay extreme attention to the clothes. If they decide to put a dress in a bathtub or in front of a cow in the countryside with dirt everywhere, well, the dresses come back ... ready to be put in the garbage. — Valentino Garavani

I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture. — Valentino Garavani

French people are charming, adorable but not extremely generous with foreigners, but they believe in what they do. I feel proud in exchange because what I did in restoration is something I did for La France. — Valentino Garavani

The words wounded deeper than the bruises and the scars from any physical pain he inflicted on me. At least those wounds healed. — Serena Valentino

I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha. — Valentino Rossi

Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion. — Valentino Rossi

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside. — Valentino Rossi

I have this vintage Valentino clutch. Ughhh, it's so pretty! Also, I'm not a big fur person, but I'll do a vintage fur every now and then. — Beth Riesgraf

If ever I were to have a symbol attributed to me, it would be a heart, the outline! — Rudolph Valentino

I didn't like the '80s at all; it was a vulgar moment of fashion. — Valentino Garavani

It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on — Valentino Rossi

I would obviously like to have been arriving in Valencia with the title still up for grabs, let's not kid ourselves, but even though Valentino has won, the season is not over for me. — Sete Gibernau

An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. — Valentino Garavani

Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike. — Valentino Rossi

If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season. — Valentino Rossi

We're not here to discuss Maleficent! Her story is too long and complicated to debate in the time we have left... — Serena Valentino

I was Versace's muse, I was Valentino's muse, I was Alaia's muse, Lancetti's muse, Calvin Klein's, Halston's. I could go on and on. — Janice Dickinson

Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater gifts than that. — Valentino Garavani

I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business. — Valentino Garavani

I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it. — Valentino Garavani

Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure. — Valentino Rossi

I love my beauty. It's not my fault. — Valentino Garavani