“I tried never to be defined by my past.” — Issey Miyake Quote

I tried never to be defined by my past.

I am most interested in people and the human form.

Architects always have a feel for time - the generation they live in - as we do, and they are always striving toward boundless adventure.

When I first began working in Japan, I had to confront the Japanese people's excessive worship for foreign goods and the fixed idea of what clothes ought to be. I wanted to change the rigid formula of clothing that the Japanese followed.

Many people repeat the past. I'm not interested. I prefer evolution.

If I'm not clear with the character, I can't do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you have such a defined character, I feel like I can actually read the phone book and make it funny.

I'm not defined by where I came from.

I focus on the fact that none of what the tabloids said defined me.

In an organization that is unwilling to change, find the opportunity to talk and interact with people - figure out why they don't want to change. It could be habits. It could be people's personal equities and reputations are defined by the role they're in or the process they've mastered.