97 Quotes by Daphne Guinness

Part of being a conscious human being, is having an intention. And if you put an intention into whatever you do, it’s definitely going to be more satisfying in the end

Fragrance takes you on a journey of time. You can walk down the street and pass someone and get taken back 20 years. It's very Proustian that way.

I can't understand it when people are closed-minded. I mean, boy, have I made mistakes and been very wrong. I can't tell you the amounts of times I've been let down, but I still try to see the best in people.

Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them.

There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.

Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on.

Memories are like mercury. Every time you sort of try to get near them, they slip out of your hand like a bar of soap.

I think it's beautiful to be able to cover yourself in metal. I love the color and the way it reflects. But it is also a protection.

We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness and not enough good faith. It is civilized to agree to disagree, and this idea is slowly disintegrating. The great statesmen of the past knew this, and I think it helps drive civilization.