I love intimate details like lingerie, something like a gorgeous silk stocking or exquisite slipper.

No matter how much I try to be plain, people don't accept me, so I might as well be fabulous.

I love when brides tell me they want to do something special and unique, but I'm not a fan of doing anything too crazy.

Each season I try to incorporate something new that corresponds to the timing and the trends in everyday fashion.

Living in New York, I get inspired by what young women are wearing - everything from high fashion to street fashion.

When designing a collection that is traditional, that has one specific sort of garment like a white dress, I think just being constantly attuned to trends really help.

Bridal is very much a performance - it is the one grand event in every woman's life.

There is definitely a correlation between theater and wedding fashion.

I think in the bridal world you definitely have to be on your toes at all times.

I love the tradition of changing gowns throughout the reception. I know it's a little extravagant, but why not - it's your moment.

Aim for the stars. You will sooner reach the moon.

When we will learn to be nonjudgmental with ourselves and to others this world will see the peace forever.

Life can be awful. Life can be ugly.And still there are those who smile at the darkness, anticipating the beauty of an eventual sunrise.

I’m going, and don’t you dare try to stop me.”I ran through the door, willing myself to make it downstairs before I started to cry.

Mutual tolerance is the stepping stone to mutual respect. A hospitable mind is the key to a neighboring or an alien spirit, looked by dogma and guarded by tradition.

No one is fine on his own. People just say they are.

Surprise is the essence of humor, and nothing is more surprising than truth.

First law: The pesticide paradox. Every method you use to prevent or find bugs leaves a residue of subtler bugs against which those methods are ineffective.

I am the first African-American chairman of any major conservation organization in history. That's a big step.

How can kindliness rule that man Who eateth other flesh to increase his own?