Lee Radziwill Quotes

If you invest in something a little more expensive with longevity, you'll use it more.

I am reminded of a piece of advice my father gave me regarding shoes. ...He said it is better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones. One pair made of fine leather could outlast four inferior pairs and, if well-cared-for, would continue to proclaim your good judgment and taste no matter how old they become.

I'm pretty conservative. I believe that buying good quality is a good investment. I buy fewer things but of better quality.

What would be the good of rushing? You want these books to last.

It's better to buy one good pair of shoes than four cheap ones.

I always think long term about anything. That's why I have never sold anything that I've ever purchased. And I never purchase anything that I don't think I'm going to keep for a lifetime.

I don't want to rust out, I'd rather wear out.

In principle, if you understood the mechanisms of keeping things repaired, you could keep things going indefinitely.

I don't go cheap on anything, but I'm not a shopper. If I want something, I look at it, decide what it is, but it will usually be the best product. I've got a pair of loafers that I still wear that I got in 1957.

Any purchase is one for the future. If you buy a refrigerator, you are making a commitment to the future so that you have food to eat for the next ten years.

That could stay, not forever, because we believe that nothing exists that is forever, not even the dinosaurs, but if well maintained, it could remain for four to five thousand years. And that is definitely not forever.

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.

It is better to rust out than wear out.

Make sure that they do not break anything because we are coming back in 4 years

One must be aesthetically long-termist in selecting a man - it's like purchasing a farmhouse in the south of France. Sure, it's beautiful to look at, but will the roof stay on?

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.

We should make things that people don't want to throw away.

A good solid bit of work lasts.

I like ... what I characterize as more built-to-last ideas rather than built-to-flip ideas.

But things don't necessarily have to be that expensive to be good. As long as they are expensive enough to last.

There's a movement for simplifying your life: purchase less stuff, own a few things that are very high quality that last a long time, and that are multifunctional.

Something needn't be large to be good.

We have a great regard for old age when it is bottled.

Ease and speed in doing a thing do not give the work lasting solidity or exactness of beauty.

Scientists have been struck by the fact that things that break down virtually never get lost, while things that get lost hardly ever break down.