All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.

Be kind to all and rude to no one.

Man is not the owner of mind but only a user. The nature owns mind, man hires only a small portion of it that too for a brief period.

Let us live today.

My sister called me "Buzzard" when I was a baby - she couldn't say "Brother" so I've been Buzz my whole life.

The only good thing about the good old days is they're gone.

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about my prospects.

I dare say the men would fight very well if properly officered, although they are an exceedingly dirty and nasty people.

A good memory, which nature has endowed us with, causes things long past to seem present.

Perhaps this is the ultimate freedom, eh, Dreamlord? The freedom to leave.

Men who just call to say hello generally have ulterior motives.