Brunello Cucinelli Quotes

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Brunello Cucinelli

Profession : Designer

Birth : September 3, 1953

I always say, 'Obama is my president - the president of the world.'

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I say to my industrialist friends, when you have guests from out of town, I don't care how important they are, you should feed them the essence of Italian culture: spaghetti, bread and olive oil.

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Black is overrated. You'll never find it in my stores. Of course it's slimming, but it's just used too much, especially for men. One black suit by one designer, another one by another - they all look the same in the end. If I walk into a crowded hotel lobby and I'm wearing a black suit, I just look like everyone else.

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Yes, I was a hippy - absolutely a hippy.

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Italian companies need to re-convert themselves, and such a re-conversion must be toward a better, higher standard.

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I had a very simple life growing up in the farm country outside of Perugia, and biscotti and warm milk with a tiny bit of coffee were a big part of my morning ritual before walking to school.

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I've spent a lot of years living with normal people. If I take a private jet to go to a meeting in Milan, well, that's my business; I can do it. But I don't live for it.

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These new young politicians have given us the confidence to start dreaming again to believe there is a better politics, and a better future for Italy in general.

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If you have a company that doesn't sell its goods or services abroad and focuses only on the domestic market, it will keep paying a price.

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St. Benedict said to take care of your mind, body and soul. I swim for an hour every morning, do 15 minutes of Tibetan stretching and breathing exercises, and play soccer with friends four or more nights a week.

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From a design perspective, the U.S. has always been a great source of inspiration for me.

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When someone says, 'Shut up, farmer,' it hurts. It's difficult to explain, but it hurts.

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If you buy a sweater for €1,000 and you know that the funds you are paying are also going to help to build a hospital and a school, wouldn't you think better about it?

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I don't want to buy something that has harmed anyone. This is my absolutely strongest belief, and I believe other people think this, too. Or if they don't now, they will.

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I think businesses live longer that are on the stock market.

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I like to have cookies in the morning before I go swimming.

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I am very rigorous with myself.

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I like the idea of an enlightened principality. In the early eighteen-hundreds, in Germany, there were princes who built schools, streets, homes. I like that.

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