Quotes About Luxury

I think the saying that diamonds are a girl's best friend can't be truer. Which girl doesn't love diamonds?

In its truest manifestation, where it gives judgments, poetry is super-luxury. It would be interesting to see what would happen to a High Court judge if he were forced to follow the true poetic formula, doing the job for love, being forced into pubs for relief.

Never forget that the truest luxury is imagination, and that being a writer gives you the leeway to exploit all of the imagination's curious intricacies, to be what you were, what you are, what you will be, and what everyone else is or was or will be, too.

Oh my God, I think I purchased some Jimmy Choos, and they hurt like crazy. That's when I realized that fashion truly isn't about comfort; it's about looking good.

The Maldives is truly a paradise on Earth.

I listen to music - Lady Gaga, Kanye, Jay-Z, the Beatles, Robert Plant - while I'm walking down Fifth Avenue to my office in the Trump Tower early each morning.

I made a specific choice not to call my collection Ivanka. There's so much value in the Trump name. And there's such a deep connection to luxury and success.

The Trump World Tower was home growing up, and it's where my office is.

Of course, Oliver Stone is not Donald Trump. But he shares with him a certain way of seeing the world and being in the world - and the luxury of persisting in this way of being, and even making a spectacle of it.

BLT Prime at Trump National Doral is essential after a long day on the golf course. The popover bread alone is enough to keep me coming back!

People think we're only into big buildings, but iconic houses have always been the real interest. We own 11 of the world's top hotels and all the support services needed to keep them running. Trump properties have to be the best - clubs, hotels, houses.

As handbags get ever more absurdly large, so they need to carry more stuff to validate the expense of this huge trunk with chains, buckles and padlocks on.

With couture, you're going right to the consumer, and that's something we learned from doing trunk shows. You're meeting the client; you're finding out what they like and what they don't like. You've really got your customer there in front of you, so you know what works and what doesn't.

I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price range, the higher the respect level from the industry, even though it's much easier to make a great $500 dress than a great $100 dress.

There is a big confusion in this country over what we want verses what we need...you need food. You want a chocolate sundae.

I think there is something about luxury - it's not something people need, but it's what they want. It really pulls at their heart.

I know it sounds odd, but I want to make a Rolex-quality screwdriver.

This world without a leopard…I mean, who would want to be here?!

People don't want to be millionaires - they want to experience what they believe only millions can buy.

Who wants to be a millionaire? And go to ev'ry swell affair?

Room service is great if you want to pay $500 for a club sandwich.

I don't like venison or sushi - I don't want to eat what some people think are 'luxurious' foods.

Fashion isn't a necessity. It pulls at your heart. It's a whim. You don't need it. You want it.

I'd say a watch is like a jewel of the man. It's really to distinguish yourself, because in your watch people can see who you are, more or less, what you want to represent to other people.