Oscar de la Renta Quotes

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

I am one of those for whom superfluity is a necessity.

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new - I used to spend down to the last dime.

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

If you only use rich and luxurious ingredients, you end up with excess.

Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.

Prosperity lets goe the bridle.

I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.

Dry happiness is like dry bread. We eat, but we do not dine. I wish for the superfluous, for the useless, for the extravagant, for the too much, for that which is not good for anything.

Decadence is wonderful.

I absolutely loathe luxury. It is the one thing I cannot stand.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal.

To me, the word 'decadent' is so difficult to use; it's a very sensitive word, in a way.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

On the soft bed of luxury many kingdoms have expired.

I've been offered private planes, and I'm like, 'No!'

I really don't need luxury.

Opulence doesn't cost more than boring.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast.

The only thing that can console one for being poor is extravagance.

The whole point of extravagance is to act like a fool and feel like a fool, but enjoy it.

Everything in moderation, with occasional excess.

Luxury is more deadly than any foe.