Regarding wetsuits, I always liked the Marilyn Minter quote, 'Everything's better when wet,' injecting some style into sports utility.

I've got a theory: if you love your workspace, you'll love your work a little more.

I try to look at design from a more conceptual standpoint.

Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work.

I always think clothing is like a scrapbook: you remember all the good memories and the past times.

You have to [go outside your comfort zone]. Andy Warhol said 'say yes to everything'.

Everything looks cute when it's small.

I think for love to work you have to be with someone who you want to talk to before going to bed at night.

There is no giving advice to a young man so much in love.

The strongest pressure in the world can be friendly pressure.

I think there's a certain magic that comes from being creative.

I teach metaphysics and pastor a church.

Look beyond the individual to the cause of his misery.

If you're not living a life on the edge you're taking up too much space! ... You learn the most when you're out of your comfort zone!

Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium.

The Truth lies not in the Yes and not in the No, but in the knowledge and the beginning from which the Yes and the No arise.

Your house sounds like a train at midday, the wasps buzz, the saucepans sing, the waterfall enumerates the deeds of the dew . . .

Academics were important to my parents, as immigrants. Education is where it all begins.