Quotes About Luxury

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches, which in their eyes is never so complete as when they appear to possess those decisive marks of opulence which nobody can possess but themselves.

A lobster bisque ought to be the crowning glory of the potager. And this one was excellent. Silky as a gigolo's compliment and fishy as a chancellor's promise.

My first big paycheck - this is kind of funny - I bought a Cadillac DTS. I thought it looked really comfortable.

There are restaurants you can go in and pay $100 a person for a meal. I get as much satisfaction out of paying $25.

The China Rich seem to be spending on a scale that's just beyond anything we've ever seen before. They are building and buying an insane amount of luxury residences around the world, commissioning huge flying palaces from Boeing, and paying ridiculous amounts for art.

I'm not a huge spender. Sometimes when you pay a lot, you're paying for the company's advertising. It feels ridiculous to pay for a name.

Minibars are very appealing, especially when someone else is paying.

I love paying people to touch me. Nail techs, hair stylists, dermatologists, make-up artists, osteopaths: you name it, I love it.

I'm in the position where I don't have to make commercial music to feed myself, so I have the luxury of being more experimental, if that's what I choose to do. I guess I've earned the right by being in the business for a while and paying the dues and taking the lumps.

As a producer, I have the luxury of coming and going according to my convenience. As a director I cannot do that. I gave up my acting career at its peak for the same reason.

People imagine I am always in a Bentley with pearls and diamonds and black glasses and Karl Lagerfeld next to me.

I am not gay, I just like pearls.

There's something about a Gucci loafer kicking on a fuzz pedal.

I've had Ferraris; I've had Aston Martins. I've had all kinds of cars, but the thing I love about Lamborghini is that they're all-wheel drive, and when you step on the pedal, you stick to the road. You're not fishtailing all over the place.

Every day is a great day when you have a brand new Marlen pen.

The Peninsula - it's a combination of great service and good design.

When I'm really depressed because I have no money I buy a bottle of champagne with my last pennies - it's the best way to cheer yourself up.

I like penny loafers.

People say I am the king of painful shoes.

There are people who, if they see something in couture that they perceive as ready-to-wear, they're in shock.

Perfection would be something that you see in 'Architectural Digest.'

Hugo Boss is one of those brands that fits me perfectly.

At some hotels, I feel like I have to be dressed to the nines - perfectly eccentric - to walk out the door.

It's such a performance to bring stuff into America. It's a great luxury when I am in England.