“When there's an opportunity, some people pass it by. I've been lucky enough to recognise opportunities and every day, in my business, there's an opportunity somewhere - to buy, expand, design.” PeopleEnoughOpportunityDesignLuckyRecognise Author:Laurence Graff
“I think a lot of people are involved in art because of the fashion of art and the conversation. It gives them a certain sophistication, something to speak about. But art is, if it's conceptual, really about understanding the concept. And if it's beautiful, it's about seeing the beauty. It's gone much further than that now. There's too much commercialism attached to art. If the market cracks one day big-time, you'll frighten so many people away who will never come back. Because they don't really feel for art. People who buy art should want it because they love it, they want to enjoy it.” PeopleThinkingGivingArtBeautifulSpeakEnjoyUnderstandingFashionOne DayArt IsSophisticationCommercialism Author:Laurence Graff
“I went to a job and sat down as a proper apprentice, learning how to make jewelry. It involved a lot of remodeling and repairing. It was a bad time in England in those days and people didn't have much money - they would repair a ring rather than buy a new one. They would thicken up the gold. I learned all the ways to make something look new again.” PeopleGoldRingsSatJewelryBad Times Author:Laurence Graff
“I went to an auction in the late '70s and bought a small Renoir. People said, "Why did you buy a Renoir that size?" I said, "I can put it in the safe with my diamonds." And that was a true story. I bought it to put it in the safe.” PeopleDiamondTrue Story Author:Laurence Graff
“One of the great things about collecting contemporary art is that you mix with contemporary people.” PeopleArtArt IsGreat Things Author:Laurence Graff
