When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn't find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That's when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.

Never live what you see. Never follow what you know.

Christ is in me...Christ is my life, this is why i live the higher life...and the reason why i am more than a conqueror!

The highest mission of music is to serve as a link between God and Man.

I think you have to be what you are. Don't try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.

But I know what's important to me, and what isn't. And I think I know what people can get used to, and what they can even learn to like. (It just takes some people longer than others. :-)

The more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase.

The eye is the window of the human body through which it feels its way and enjoys the beauty of the world.

Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.

I think the people who've been the most overconfident in our business in the last decade have been the people that called themselves risk managers.

You are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself.