Words only make sense when the person who says them means a lot.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher. I consecrate myself to God to do His will where I am, be it in school, office, or kitchen, or wherever He may, in His wisdom, send me.

Elegance must be the right combination of distinction, naturalness, care and simplicity. Outside this, believe me, there is no elegance. Only pretension.

Individuality will always be one of the conditions of real elegance

After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.

Simplicity, good taste and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing and these do not cost money.

Deep in every heart slumbers a dream and the couturier knows it: every woman is a princess

A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body.

Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don't show.

By being natural and sincere, one often can create revolutions without having sought them.

I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative.

It is only through failure and through experiment that we learn and grow.

I always wanted an eccentric daughter . I just never realized how well my evil plans were working.

Businessmen are always trying to advance their business interests, but they are not running for Prime Minister.

I think part of being an adult is leaving the fairytale behind.

Insensitivity makes arrogance ugly; empathy is what makes humility beautiful.

But I loved making Eat Pray Love, and I loved working with Julia Roberts.

[Apple and RIM] are probably restricted, in some sense, to a certain maximum. ... If you want to reach more people than that, you sort-of have to separate the hardware and the software issue.

If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.

Caddy smelled like trees.