“I'm a pragmatist, and I don't like gratuitous fashion - in fact, there...” — Kenneth Cole Quote

I'm a pragmatist, and I don't like gratuitous fashion - in fact, there's not that much gratuitous anything in my life.

It is great to be known for your shoes. It is even better to be recognized for your soul.

Nobody cleans out their closet at the end of the season anymore.

Our business is fashion, and it's about timing and in our case, it's about being relevant and there's nothing more relevant than current affairs.

I'm sure some people haven't necessarily embraced some of the messages over the years. We've been talking about the inappropriateness of automatic weapons and guns since the late Eighties. I know we've lost some customers over the years, and in some ways, secured others.

I do say no to things that I think are completely gratuitous.

A little bit of gratuitous violence in a well-thought-out story is fine.

There should really not be anything gratuitous in a work of art. Sometimes what seems as if it's gratuitous may be a passage in which a character is being characterized so that the reader comes to know him or her better.

I've seen shows on Showtime, and they're very provocative, if you will, but nothing to the point that's over-the-top or gratuitous.

I'd like to think I'd never do a gratuitous fart joke.