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" Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman. "

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" My life is about family and friends as well as work. "

" Chinese people have that superstitious fix - people always do feng shui when they are opening a shop; even the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank pays people to do feng shui for them. "

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" I always have a cigar when I catch a fish. "

" My homes are similar in style because the same design principles run through all areas of my work. "

" My most precious possession is a 13.5-feet-long fishing rod, made by an American firm called Loomis. "

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" I still love Birkenstocks. I just think they are the most comfortable things; I even wear them in winter sometimes. "

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" Design has always been at the heart of our business. "

" I always promised myself that I wouldn't do catwalk shows until the day I died. "

" It is hard to have a fashion business in any country, but even more difficult in Ireland. "

" To create a beautiful thing with unlimited money is easy! "

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" The most important part of my work on The Orion Building was the creation within the apartments of living space which inspires people and the way they live their lives, whether they have bought a one-bedroom apartment or the penthouse. This building is beautiful to see, sense, and experience. "

" I can tell you every element of every single look from each collection - one to 30 - without looking at a picture: my label is all done by me. "

" One thing I learned from all my years in business is you really have to work with the experts: you can launch something yourself, but unless you have the expertise and the marketing strategies and machinery behind you, you'll never be successful. "

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" When I was young, we always went to our posh cousins at Christmas. My dad made sure we had new shoes and clean clothes - he was really proud - and that's why I felt different from everyone living around me. We had the first television on the estate, the first fridge. "