Ever since I was little I really loved boyish clothes - I had a real obsession with strict clothes, like uniforms. They really got me going.

My earliest influences were Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent.

I love a star print. I always get a lurch if I see a nice one.

I grew up in the countryside, and I was obsessed with horses and wildlife.

Somehow, stars have a lot of class if they are done right; they never have a shelf life.

The politicians will reduce effusions with gbeshie-inspired confidence on political platforms if there are no cheering crowds.

There are men who are happy without knowing it.

I always saw candy as art.

If France is to be judged, judge her not by the effects of her defeat but by her readiness to sacrifice herself.

I write and I write and a lot of times I go back to the American lens, though sometimes it's a struggle to come from that perspective.

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.

There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults.

There are billions of people on the earth and there are billions of earths, billions of universes. It is endless.

President George] Bush talked to us like we were a bunch of morons and we ate it up. Can you imagine, the Pledge of Allegiance, read my lips-can you imagine such crap in this day and age?

Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the move, and devise unfathomable plans.