Between the pass from Pele to Carlos Alberto (in the 1970 World Cup final) and the poetry of the young Rimbaud, who stretches garlands from window to window . . . (there is) beauty which gives us a feeling of eternity.

—Soccer great Eric Cantano, on artistry

If you think about what we used to call a flagship, it was a store where rents tended to be astronomical and you tended not to make money.

—Tim Greenhalgh, creative director at Fitch, on the confusion over what makes a “flagship store”

At any moment you have 300 major shopping projects being built. In other fashion capitals of the world, you don't see streets changing overnight.

—Christopher Zanardi-Landi, Vuitton's general manager, on the rapidly evolving landscape of China

Get ready for the biggest Me generation the world has ever seen.

—Conrad Persons, Ogilvy & Mather's consumer-trends analyst, on China's 100 million “little emperors,” or only children

Minimal is out. I am in love with Gloriosa lilies and they still seem very exotic to me!

—Floral designer Paula Pryke, on the current trend for sumptuous flower arrangements