You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame.

The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets.

I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers.

Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.

I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love.

Some days are good; some days are not so good. Some days are really exciting. Some days are just tedious. You just have to get up out of bed.

People need to be edited; life needs to be edited. I need to be edited.

The zenith of elegance in any woman's wardrobe is the little black dress, the power of which suggests dash and refinement.

Drekitude is the lowest point in the lowest ebb. It could be your look. It could be your shoes. It could be that you're standing wrong. Drek is a total, total, total hot mess.

I don't tear down. I prefer to build up.

People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that.

when u have concepts(revelation) the way u live changes

As Dennis Green used to say, there really is a time for pay and a time to play. And right now we're in the time for pay. That's just the reality of it.

I think every single American believes they have a right to clean air and clean water.

Any time there's racism somewhere in sports, we should get it out of there because sports is a place where everything's supposed to be fair.

Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds. It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges are opportunities.

Creativity has got to be the warp and woof, the heart and soul, of our sermons.

Don't throw me teddy-bears, I'm 23! I'm a man! Throw me condoms or money! Paper, not coins.

He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.

You must never aspire to 'finish' a house, you can merely hope to start it, and from then on it's an evolutionary process.

Stay open and curious, and realize that the best is yet to come.