I'm just inspired by different people, friends around me.

I'm not an elitist. I hate the fashion industry sometimes because it becomes so focused on the elite.

I like places where you can dance to crazy music, like Bedlam or Eastern Bloc in the East Village.

Fashion is such an insider's club, but slowly, the playing field is evening out. Through social media, everyone can have a front-row seat.

Uniqlo as a company has always developed new fabrics and is always trying to be innovative. The design is simple, so the fabric is important.

Japan, for me, will always be my inspiration source.

I'm not a designer, I'm a creator.

The dark side of social media is that, within seconds, anything can be blown out of proportion and taken out of context. And it's very difficult not to get swept up in it all.

I am terrible at making food. I love eating, but I can't make anything.

Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, its important to meditate every morning to be very clear in the head, and nature really helps me do the same thing.

Fans don't lie. They just tell you what they really think, and they see details that even people in fashion don't.

There will never be another woman for me, Alexandra. You are my eternity. -Michael

Sometimes love cut so deep it causes terrible pain, or crosses paths with the joy of his present experiences.

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

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

Why do people complain that there's no time to get their work done? Because there is more work to do than the work they think they have to do.

I do not believe that the government is in any position to say exactly how every single business and every single activity shall reach those performances.

O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet the Evening listens.

I think I sort of have a love/hate relationship with a reputation I have for being the designer who works with grids.

I'm spending more time at this library in four days than I did at the Eureka College Library in four years.

I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.