Tim Quotes

When I'm working in the real world with real women and we're shopping, we find that fashion seems to end when you get any larger than a size 12. How ridiculous is that?

From my own experience, there are so many people who believe that the individual can change. The individual doesn't have to be LGBT.

What's important to a fashion designer? It's much more than learning how to make clothes. In fact, that merely makes you a dressmaker. It doesn't make you into a fashion designer.

I've never said I'm a fashion designer.

I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.

I say long and lean as opposed to tall, because you could be 5 four and look long and lean.

Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.

A couple of things for the not-so-diminutive man: avoid any prints that are large scale, because you will look like the print is wearing you, as opposed to you wearing the print.

I'm making the assumption that after Mrs. Obama leaves the White House that she will continue all of her work toward improving education in this nation and childhood health.

As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.

Life is a collaboration, it's not a solo act.

I love the history of the sport, I love the culture that surrounds it, and I never dreamed I'd become a fanatic. I'm such a fanatic now that I'm committed to competing.

I guess the most famous person I was so extremely exhilarated by being with - and actually sat next to her at a luncheon at the White House - was Mrs. Obama.

I'm so lucky. I've met a lot of famous people.

I haven't had a date in 26 years.

I found early on in teaching, if you're too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you're just being mean. They're not interested in what you have to say.

I'm one of the biggest introverts you could ever meet.

People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.

On my first day teaching my own classroom, I threw up before I entered the building.

I have my flaws and my issues, past and present and who knows what will happen in the future. I want people to know Im vulnerable too and each one of us is.

Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?

I'm not sure what the moral is here...I really just wanted to tell that story.

I don't know if people have gotten ruder or if my tolerance level has declined.

I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.

Remember someone is going to be out, so don’t make it you.

I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.

I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.

It's man's impact on our world that appeals to me more than just nature running wild.

Frankly, I think that fur on a man is difficult to pull off. If it's the warmth you're after, then I'd go with a fur-lined coat - it won't show.

I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.

I believe women do the best womenswear.

If you're wearing a jacket, as I always am, the sweater vest always needs to be buttoned, with the exception of the bottom button. But if you're going sans jacket, you can leave it open.

The element of fashion I'd like to see more often? Clothes that fit people well. For me it's not so much about the clothes.

If you don't have experience sewing, start with that, because that will inform what you are able to design.

I don't believe in the scraping of stuff. Take the existing condition, offer up a diagnosis for what's wrong, and a prescription for making it work.

What's interesting about textiles is that they are determined about three seasons in advance, that's why when you walk into a store you think "Gee, everything looks about the same."

It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.

Nothing makes me happier than working with real people in the real world.

I'm very budget-minded myself, and it serves me well.

I'm really not a trend promoter because I feel that people push trends on people they shouldn't.

I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.

Fashion it's not just about learning how to draw pretty pictures, and how to sew, it's everything that makes up your life.

We all had to search for more words to describe things.

Why must she dress that way? I think she's confused about her gender.

I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.

If you are going to be catty, you have to be careful with whom you do it, and in what manner! It's the kind of behavior that is best kept behind closed doors.

As I've matured, I've developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!

Models come in all sizes and shapes.

Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!

I love Modern Family but it's among a handful of favorite shows.