Luxury goods are the only area in which it is possible to make luxury margins.
Bernard Arnault
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
Charlie Chaplin
Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
Orson WellesTo me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn’t hurt.
Olivia Newton-JohnNothing is too beautiful, nothing is too expensive.
Ettore BugattiI don’t believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs.
Kathleen TurnerI absolutely loathe luxury. It is the one thing I cannot stand.
Brigitte BardotIt is impossible to overdo luxury.
French ProverbLuxury is the ease of a T-shirt in a very expensive dress.
Karl LagerfeldHe lives well who is well hidden.
Rene Descartes
Smoke less, but smoke more expensively.
Zino DavidoffElegance is a question of personality, more than one’s clothing.
Jean Paul GaultierLuxury can be very simple, for example, staying 15 minutes longer in bed.
Jean-Louis DumasI like simplicity; I don’t need luxury.
Francis Ford Coppola
(This story appears in the 18 October, 2013 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)