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" My well-known aesthetic sense, which is so obvious and personal, spontaneously spurs me to challenge myself with different disciplines. "

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" I didn't have a happy childhood. "

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" I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness. "

" Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here. "

" Anyone who is passionate about what they do will have a better chance of connecting with future generations than those who simply follow transient trends. At least their work will have a distinctive character, and this is what people respond to, I believe. "

" Without insecurities, I think one becomes a little bit of an idiot. "

" During a fashion show, I want the clothes to speak. The effort I put into my work must be respected. "

" When I started Giorgio Armani in the mid-'70s, I realized that women needed a way to dress that was equivalent to that of men - something that would give them dignity, an attitude that would help them handle their work life. "

" I am not in the stock market. I am beholden to no one in what I do. If I spend billions on a fashion show, I spend billions. It's not public. And if I am in the stock market, I am obligated to account for things, and to show what the business is doing. "

" I dress in my 'uniform,' or my own dress code, which reflects my personal method and work ethic. My belief is that my plain T-shirt - I have about 40 of them - or blue sweater helps focus others' attention on me and on what I say. "

" When I started, I had nothing. Because my family was really, really, really poor. "

" Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm so popular around the world. "

" I don't like women who follow fashion in the sense of becoming victims of it. I like women who have elegance, who have allure, who use fashion, rather than the other way around. "

" I was an observer. I liked to listen rather than openly express myself. This trait is something that I've retained over the years. "

" I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best. "

" You have to have doubts. I have collaborators I work with. I listen, and then I decide. That's how it works. "

" These days, as I am older and wiser, I realize that there is a danger in becoming an icon, as people can see you as remote and untouchable, and they are less willing to tolerate you doing things that don't fit with their preconceived idea of you. "

" This is the problem with the world today: Nobody wants to take risks, to risk being themselves. "

" Why do I put myself in a position to be cast aside or not considered as I would like to? Because I am a creative mind, because I still aspire to be one. "

" The more successful I become, the more I want to remain like me, with my defects and insecurities. "

" The essence of style is a simple way of saying something complex. "

" There are always protests, whether you do something good or bad. Even if you do something beneficial, people say you do it because it's advertising. "

" I get really frustrated when people say that a collection is not very 'Armani.' Iconic status can be like a pair of handcuffs, especially if, like me, you wish to continually stretch yourself creatively, as Warhol did. "

" Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. "

" I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet. "

" I must make decisions every five minutes and give the impression of being sure of myself! Sincerely, this is the cause of my verbal violence. "

" In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops. "

" I would say that my idea of style and my taste are the same as when I began: They express my deep appreciation of all that is simple and linear... I always want to keep up with the times but without altering the essential characteristics of my philosophy. "

" A homosexual man is a man 100 per cent. He does not need to dress homosexual. "

" It is difficult to talk about fashion in the abstract, without a human body before my eyes, without drawings, without a choice of fabric - without a practical or visual reality. "

" I prefer being around young people. I don't like situations from the past, definitely no nostalgia. I prefer to think of doing everything new with a different generation that has a different mentality. "