It needs to connect with the earth. Things that are processed and reprocessed lose their substance.

You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.

The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.

There is no better designer than nature

People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination.

I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.

If you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It's not in the world - it's in your head. I think that is amazing.

There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing.

For me, what I do is an artistic expression which is channeled through me. Fashion is just the medium.

When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen.

Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.

If they give you ruled paper, write the other way.

Be willing to constantly travel towards the dreams of your future and don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

I was raised in a very old fashioned Ireland where women were reared to be lovely.

The younger generation is surrounded by the Internet, apps, and video games. But somehow, my books make them read.

Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.

The happiest people are the ones who follow their own dreams most closely.

Next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer.

I know size can be daunting but don't be afraid.

I am big into aromatherapy.