Ameen Rihani Quotes

I want it to be able to hold up in 30 years' time. So, I'm really thinking about everything.

Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force.

I would say that a good shoe is exactly like a good wine. These shoes are going to stay and last for a long time.

Once you find what you like, it's like it worked yesterday, it works today, it'll work tomorrow.

Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, demanding nothing, for decades. That's one of their nicest qualities - their brute persistence.

Quality survives.

I want my books to last, to stand the test of time, and to do that I focus on the forces that shape the subject - the cultural and sociological geography - to capture them in a way that will explain them no matter what they are doing.

The difference between style and fashion is quality.

The real questions are: Does it solve a problem? Is it serviceable? How is it going to look in ten years?

I think it is good when something can stay interesting for a long time. It's not just a trend for one month.

My work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public, but was done to last for ever.

We don't want to be hot; we want to last - because eventually hot gets cooled down.

The stuff that's good is the stuff that lives on.

Every group has its time. Nobody reigns forever, except Michael Jackson. So, you've gotta be ready for that - and be wise about what you're doing.

A guitar is a guitar. Whether it was made yesterday or 51 years ago, if it's good, it will stand the test of time.

Beautiful fabrics last; synthetics don't. Certain fabrics, such as linen or cotton, develop their own character over time.

All the buzz can be very much here today and gone tomorrow, but my focus is creating music that will last forever.

Leather has a real durability and functionality.

Denim comes and goes into style often, but my Levi's have longevity. They will never be just a fad.

We never pull down the quality of the product, and I think that pays in the long term. People come up to me and say, 'I'm still wearing a Missoni sweater from 30 years ago, and it still looks great.' So quality, specificity and passion.

Longevity trumps everything.

I've always liked the idea of making things that last forever, not necessarily in the sense of being unbreakable, but more psychologically permanent. Most people throw stuff away not because it's broken but because their relationship with that object is broken.

SUCCESS is not about HERE and NOW. you must pass the TEST OF TIME. the litmus test is FIFTY YEARS from now. SUCCESS is SUCCESSION.

If a thing is old, it is a sign that it was fit to live. The guarantee of continuity is quality.