I have no problem with the idea of comfort, but it is not an important thing aesthetically. If you look at a shoe and immediately say it looks very comfortable, in terms of design, it is not going to excite me. Of course, I am not putting nails in my shoes to ensure everybody is in pain, but a heel is not a pair of slippers and never will be.

— Christian Louboutin

The prevailing - and foolish - attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he's managing. A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he's put in charge anyway.

— W. Edwards Deming

I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.

— Rachel Boston

I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes.

— Rita Ora

I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of shoes and a healthy gold card.

— Victoria Beckham

But he is an Italian,' was Umberto's sensible reply. 'He doesn't care if you break some law a little bit, as long as you wear beautiful shoes. Are you wearing beautiful shoes? Are you wearing the shoes I gave you?...Principessa?'I looked down at my flip-flops. 'I guess I'm toast.

— Anne Fortier

BAREFOOT BEACHTake off your shoes-You're on barefoot beach.Relax in the sunshine-Broken only by trees.

— Giorge Leedy

I want my handbags and my shoes to be stylish but I want to make sure that they're versatile. I travel and I have to make sure the pieces I put into my bag can go with a dress or with shorts or jeans.

— Maria Sharapova

Because the human history is the history of shoes. The history of places where we ever tread and stand.

— Stebby Julionatan

My relationship with shoes has always been linked to shoes, women, women in their shoes and performance.

— Christian Louboutin