Oleg Cassini

“I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people.”

“Every time you choose a perfume, you are voting. And, of course, I hope you vote for me. Not only for my ego, but for my pocketbook. The more you buy, the more money I make.”

“A designer is like a doctor for a woman. He has a specific job, and if he is doing it well, he will have the gratitude of the woman for the rest of his life.”

“I am neither the handsomest nor the richest nor the most powerful, but I've had the greatest women in the world.”

“In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight.”

“Every poor designer can go with things that are popular at the moment.”

“Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy.”

“A healthy mind and body are essential. No excesses. Proper food. The body is like a Rolls-Royce. With care, it could last 200 years. It's a dynamo; the more you use it, the more you recharge it.”

“I'm the first American designer who went all over the world.”

“You might say that I'm the Michelangelo of the dress business.”

“Fashion anticipates.”

“A first date should be elegant. In comfortable surroundings. A place with excellent food, where you can talk easily and get to know each other.”

“My goal in life was to pursue the good life.”

“A woman who laughs is a woman conquered.”

“The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower.”

“My philosophy is this: Do not tamper with the anatomy of a woman's body; do not camouflage it.”

“What is more important, the reality or the perception? I am perceived to be an important designer. It's enough for me.”

“Be mobile at all times, even if it causes you suffering or feelings of loneliness. Unless you're willing to do that, you're never going to get the bigger rewards.”

“Clothes are designed for the media, because it's a great show.”

“I was brought up in Florence, a beautiful medieval town whose rhythm is completely in antiquity.”