As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.

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.

I think we need more women in positions of power across the world. I think a lot of the world's problems could be solved if we allowed more contribution from women.

People want to be told what to do so badly that they'll listen to anyone.[Written by Andre and Maria Jacquemetton]

Transcendent Oneness does not require self-examination, self-help, or self-work. It requires self-loss.

The whole thing of being in music is not to control it but to be swept away by it.

For those of you haven't read the book, it's being published tomorrow

Don't know about my knives, but my gun's made of pain.

Grieve not, then, if your sons seem to desert you, but rejoice, rather, seeing the will of God done gladly.

I ask of any God, of any gods, that if they give immortality, I hope to be granted oblivion also.

In a criminal justice setting, it's very hard to create a therapeutic environment where people do feel safe, but the real important thing to do is to do your best to do that.

I do not feel obliged in my reading. I read to be entertained and to relax, and to go into another world, not because it's good for me.