“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”

“I imposed black; it still going strong today, for black wipes out everything else around”

“Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”

“I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all.”

“Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.”

“Women think of all colors except the absence of color. I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.”

“It’s probably not just by chance that I’m alone. It would be very hard for a man to live with me, unless he’s terribly strong. And if he’s stronger than I, I’m the one who can’t live with him. … I’m neither smart nor stupid, but I don’t think I’m a run-of-the-mill person. I’ve been in business without being a businesswoman, I’ve loved without being a woman made only for love. The two men I’ve loved, I think, will remember me, on earth or in heaven, because men always remember a woman who caused them concern and uneasiness. I’ve done my best, in regard to people and to life, without precepts, but with a taste for justice.”