Even in the most bold and daring acts, courage is a matter of the heart.

When you're surrounded by feathers and sequins and ridiculous Lycra outfits, it's impossible not to have a smile on your face.

I love every period in design history. Even the ugly ones.

Suffering produces the very endurance that will enable you to reach the finish line of the race set before you.

I wish I could swap closets with Diana Vreeland, but I think only my left thigh would fit into her clothing.

Duty were our games.

I'm ready to kill something. I'll probably only get as far as my brain cells, but I am going to kill them.

Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning is a hidden treasure.

Society is at odds with itself.

I'm always trying to be a good ambassador for my country.

The State's your mother, your father, the totality of your interests. No discipline can be too severe for the man that denies thatby word or deed.

When I was on the big labels, I never calculated what would make me sell more records. I just did what I did -no different than when I wrote songs for myself in high-school.

People with big personalities are best in the center of the table. They can help carry the conversation from that place.

These days, you can do a TV series for five years and all of a sudden be on top of the business. Features don't even run in theaters very long anymore before going right to television.

Spleen can subsist on any kind of food.