Sometimes those who bloom too early fade fast. Michael Kors struggled for years - and endured bankruptcy - before he became all rich and famous and fabulous.

I like some of the oversized silhouettes. It's a nice change and exudes ease. Also like the upmarket street wear. It's fashion that reaches people where they live but looks polished.

I am a thorn in the side of designers.

Clothes are incredibly symbolic.

I hate yoga pants anywhere but the gym.

Because what the fashion industry loves, it woos - then swallows whole.

How much of fashion is fueled by insecurity - for better or worse?

Avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. But it does American culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to be average that she winds up looking common.

I'm not a vintage/thrift shop girl. I don't have the patience.

I get enough fashion news in my professional life. I like interiors during my downtime.

Much of what we accomplish in the church is due to the selfless service of women.

What man ain't the honestest cove in his own eyes?" Grote's round face is a bronze moon in the dark. "'Tain't good intentions what paves the road to hell: it's self-justifyin's.

My only regret is that I don't have more to regret.

Fifty years from now I'll be just three inches of type in a record book.

After Bruno Walter, my career went in leaps and bounds. I have had 35 years of a career that is just incredible, and a wonderful time all over the world.

A big hole in a poor child's shoe is the simplest evidence to condemn the society he lives in.

To work is to live without dying.

The gospel is for the defeated, not the dominant.