I make things of my own that aren't that glam, but I'm not known for that, which has always been a bit of a frustration for me.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.

before the gate --my walking stick's made a riverof melting snow

Put your interest in the future, because you're going to spend the rest of your life there and make sure in this future you will be found in the loving arms of Christ

Master online branding. Online branding makes you known for something specific by people who have not even seen you physically, before.

As the late baseball manager Sparky Anderson put it: “Losing hurts twice as bad as winning feels good.

All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection

To only a fraction of the human race does God give the privilege of earning one's bread doing what one would have gladly pursued free, for passion.

If you are going to experience the ecstasy of enlightenment, it is not just going to be a phrase. You've got to work during meditation. So back to the navel center!

We cannot live in the past, nor can we re-create it. Yet as we unravel the past, the future also unfolds before us, as though they are mirrors without which neither can be seen or happen.

I wish you would grow to the understanding that you choose heterosexuality.

Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery.