Trying too hard to follow every trend. You want to look fashionable and put-together, not like you hit every sale rack this season.

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream.

American style is about confidence, independence, diversity and free expression.

Good sportsmanship goes beyond the game; it starts with respect.

The possibilities are endless, so never be discouraged by a setback, no matter how big.

I think preppy stands for optimism, confidence, energy and authenticity.

I always say if I weren't a fashion designer, my other dream job is being a rock star!

My passion for music has always inspired my designs.

I saw my future. I pictured it, but didn't quite know how to get there. But I knew that I should never give up.

New York Fashion Week comes only twice a year, make it count

I try not to have regrets and to learn from every experience.

I don't think I'd ever get thin, but I don't see why I should necessarily think that I couldn't You can't live your life for your routines.

Well, write poetry, for God's sake, it's the only thing that matters.

The record industry is a world within itself.

How can I be kind? How can I find bird-relief in the nest-building of day-to-day? Necessity supplies no velvet wing with which to escape. I am indeed and mortally pierced with the seeds of love.

I'm a huge science fiction fan...

She avoids mirrors, and lifts a powerful telescope to find herself.

All who have read a few old books have picked up the old tactics of considering every new idea a 'heresy' which must be rooted out.

Everyone has a bad hair day; the trick is not to have one on picture day.

Jesus modeled a purpose-driven life, and he taught others how to live it, too. That was the "work" that brought glory to God.