Vidal Sassoon quotes

Vidal Sassoon was a British businessman and iconic hairdresser, celebrated for revolutionizing modern hairstyling. His innovative geometric cuts and salon empire transformed the beauty industry worldwide. He became a global brand, symbolizing elegance, style, and creativity. Here are 44 of his quotes:

You must always do what you feel is right.

Vidal Sassoon

I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.

Vidal Sassoon

I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.

Vidal Sassoon

I don't sort of sit in a chair and pompously feel proud of myself about all the things we might have accomplished.

Vidal Sassoon

The only place where success comes before work is a dictionary.

Vidal Sassoon

We learned to put discipline in the haircuts by using actual geometry, actual architectural shapes and bone structure. The cut had to be perfect and layered beautifully, so that when a woman shook it, it just fell back in.

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Capri on the Amalfi Coast in Italy is my ultimate holiday destination.

Vidal Sassoon

Hairdressers are a wonderful breed. You work one-on-one with another human being and the object is to make them feel so much better and to look at themselves with a twinkle in their eye.

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It's okay saying sorry, but when you are drunk you say what you really feel.

Vidal Sassoon

The essence is, what can we do next? And will it be good?

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Most people have excellent necks. Now they cover them with curtains, which is kind of ridiculous. But there are some beautiful necklines that you can cut into and create wonderful backs, as well as bone structure for the face.

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From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.

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My greatest regret is selling my company.

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My mother left me for seven years in an orphanage.

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I was born in 1928 and by 1931 the Depression was beginning to mount.

Vidal Sassoon

A working woman could save a few shillings a week, and then every five weeks she'd come in and we'd cut her hair. She could shampoo it under the shower, swing it and dry it off or just let it dry by itself. It changed the lives of many young girls who'd never had the opportunity to be styled like that before.

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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.

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When I was about 10 I ran away to see my father. He couldn't have cared less. He just took me back as soon as he could.

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Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

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So I was shampooing at 14. But I've always thought that had I the opportunity for an education, I would have been an architect. There's no question about it.

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There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.'

Vidal Sassoon

Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.

Vidal Sassoon