I want to make clothes that make women feel beautiful.

A beautiful woman is a beautiful woman, but a beautiful woman with a brain is an absolutely lethal combination.

Nails are the period at the end of the sentence. They complete the look

I make 98% of my collection in New York City and am generating jobs, so fashion isn't just frivolous for me. I understand levity about it. I also understand the depth of it.

I'm not a believer of luck. I think opportunity and hard work becomes luck.

I'm fascinated by furniture design and interiors, and I want to try designing all that stuff.

There's such a feeling of satisfaction when something you imagined turned into something real.

A modern Woman is not necessarily...s omeone who just buys expensive stuff... ...a modern Woman is someone who buys intelligently.

I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests.

There is one universal truth: All women, all over the world, want to look beautiful. That is always the theme of my designs.

I love draping; it's less about proportion than fit and the fabric. It's very specialized and I think when women see the construction, they respond to it immediately.

You cannot know where your people are going if you don't know where your people have been.

The doing and the daring are the magic keys to unlocking the treasure chest.

Hey man, did you see that? His body hit the street with such a beautiful thud.

God... God...dear Father in heaven, I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there and you can hear me, show me the way. I'm at the end of my rope. Show me the way, God...

The great romance of your youth is your best friend at that age.

Students learn as much for a teacher as from a teacher.

I admire a man who fights a battle against opposition, and if there wasn't something about [Reverend] Galamison that the people, I notice that the power structure is against Galamison.

Running a business is making a difference in people's lives

Honestly, I thought I was going to be a kite forever, suffocating inside a little feathery prison. And he had the nerve to make fun!

I know you are, but you gotta push