I think what's so interesting for people is that I don't take it so seriously and yet I am still immersed in the [fashion] industry.

As I always say, leopard print is a neutral.

If I have to give up good fashion for a relationship, I don't want a relationship.

Advice for young people who want to channel their personality into creative work - be authentic.

Don't integrate anything into your wardrobe that's going to make you feel hugely uncomfortable when you leave home. Get the comfort thing down first - baby steps.

You don't need to be in the light to be a beacon of beauty.For Marta

To me, you were more than just a person. You were a place where I finally felt at home.

The surest way to suppress our ability to understand the meaning of God and the importance of worship is to take things for granted...Indifference to the sublime wonder of living is the root of sin.

You don't really think about [career] much, because in a way it seems like another time and a different person.

The growth of violent extremism is partly a consequence of how the developed world has become complacent and defensive about its own greatness and ambition.

Be more grateful, and less worried.

There is one thing I know for sure. You can become successful, if you are willing to pay the price for success.

Because a poem is not written while running or while answering the phone. It's written in whatever minutes one has. Sometimes you have half an hour.

Anyone who tells you that one political party has a monopoly on the best defense of our nation is committing a fraud on the American people.