Before my sister, Sara, and I went to bed at night, my mom would show us books on Manet and other artists. Even then I was always really interested in how the women looked in the images.

I don't know if I've ever had a muse per se. I would say that the woman I'm inspired by exists more in my sketchbooks. She exists in my head.

I love when people wear flowers in their own way, like when I see someone wearing a floral dress with brogues and a jacket. It's incongruous.

The biggest compliment to me is being able to dress so many different women from so many different backgrounds.

My first introduction to fashion probably came through television: I was obsessed with Elsa Klensch, who used to cover fashion for CNN.

When I was a little boy, I was fascinated with how women looked and carried themselves.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

Art in the classroom not only spurs creativity, it also inspires learning.

I think people's relationship with the concept of violence changes, and that to me might be a little more interesting.

less real than such threats as a man with a gun, a woman with a knife, or a U.S. Senator with an idea.

Lowering prices is easy. Being able to afford to lower prices is hard.

[E]lections amount to little more than choosing between the scum that floats to the top of the barrel and the dregs that settle to the bottom.

An original is a creation motivated by desire.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

What you have carried in your mind about the world is what you will see around the world. What you carry in your mind about your life is what you will see in your life.

An expert must be BOLD if he hopes to alchemize his homespun theory into conventional wisdom.