The only possible effect one can have on the world is through unpopular ideas. Vivienne Westwood More Quotes by Vivienne Westwood More Quotes From Vivienne Westwood I was so upset with what was going on in the world. I just couldn't stand the idea of being people tortured and that we even had such a thing as war. I hated the older generation, who had not done anything about it. Punk was a call-to-arms for me. Vivienne Westwood warpeopleideas What I remember as a child is that other kids didn't care about suffering. I always did. Vivienne Westwood sufferingkidschildren There is no hierarchy of values any more. Real progress is due mainly to human genius, and that's rare, and usually stems from a real elite, from a hierarchy. Vivienne Westwood progressgeniusreal I've always felt heroic about my life... As a child, I remember little girls in the playground moaning about how boys could do more than they could. I didn't think that was the case at all. My parents didn't treat me as a girl. Vivienne Westwood girlboyschildren If you ask me what I think people should be getting next season, I’ll tell you what I’d like them to buy—nothing. I’d like people to stop buying and buying and buying. Vivienne Westwood buyingpeoplethinking Everybody looks like clones and the only people you notice are my age. I don't notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70. Vivienne Westwood agebirthdaypeople Everyone has a masculine and feminine side; masculine qualities and feminine qualities. We've all got these sides to ourselves. And clothes can tell that story. People would think this is very unsympathetic, but I would always say to people, you don't actually need to go through with an operation, can't you just be? You are who you are! But then people say to me, "Oh, you're really dreadful, how would you know?". Vivienne Westwood masculine-and-feminineclothesthinking I have been asked what would I ban immediately if I could. Advertising. Vivienne Westwood bansadvertisinghas-beens Buy less, choose well, make it last. Quality rather than quantity: That is true sustainability. If people only bought beautiful things rather than rubbish, we wouldn't have climate change! Vivienne Westwood qualitybeautifulpeople Prince Charles is definitely my hero; he uses his position to do only good in this world. Vivienne Westwood useheroworld The migrants are not a temporary crisis. The crisis is mounting. Vivienne Westwood migrantscrisistemporary There is so much that people take for granted. Vivienne Westwood grantedpeople I think it's important to vote. Vivienne Westwood voteimportantthinking The age in which we live, this non-stop distraction, is making it more impossible for the young generation to ever have the curiosity or discipline... because you need to be alone to find out anything. Vivienne Westwood young-generationdisciplinebirthday I remember reading a book set in the future, it was written in the 1870s projecting to 1920, and this time traveler said you couldn't tell the difference between men and women. He saw what was coming. Vivienne Westwood readingmenbook The orb came about because I wanted to do this kitsch sweater for Prince Charles when he went hunting and fishing with his kilt on. Vivienne Westwood huntingartistfishing Fashion is here to help make people look very important. If they have good taste and choose what suits them, I give them options on how they can do that. It's always sexy, and it's always with the same result: making women look fantastic. Vivienne Westwood sexyfashionpeople My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people. Vivienne Westwood strongcharacterchildren I'm different from any other designer, businesswise, in that I've built this company up and I own it. I never had business hype behind me to promote my image... My image is real... I have never had marketing people telling me what to do. Vivienne Westwood hyperealpeople I always thought we had an environmental problem, but I hadn't realized how urgent it was. James Lovelock writes that by the end of this century there will be one billion people left. Vivienne Westwood environmentalwritingpeople
