At any appearance, I make sure that before the person takes a pic and runs away, that I make contact. All I can do is give that little bit of me, the kickback is miraculous.

I was always dancing and acrobatics was my specialty.

If a girl comes to me first for a prom or a bar mitzvah and she likes the way she looks and her boyfriend likes the way she looks, she'll come back.

You have to hold onto your fantasy.

Real success is being totally indulgent about your own trip. You put your blinders on about the garbage and go full speed ahead.

Keep your sunny side up, keep yourself beautiful, and indulge yourself!

Always have fun with fashion. Dress to entertain yourself.

Hard times always lead to something great.

In the 60′s there was a look. In the 70′s there was a look, and in the 80′s. Now, it's a free-for-all.

I never wanted to join fashion industry or being another Donna or another Dianne. I made clothes that I wanted to wear. I would cut, I would sew and I would wear, and it made me to feel better.

My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money.

If you catch yourself wondering why you want more of the world and you're not satisfied with God, it's because you have a spiritual problem.

If someone is trying to share a laugh and you personally do not find it funny, then just move on and leave it alone. Do not steal someone else’s humor.

The capacity for erroneous belief is very great, especially where it coincides with convenience.

Do not think it impossible just because it has never happened.- Friar Tuck

If you could cross a lion and a monkey, that's what I'd be, because monkeys are funny and lions are strong.

Black Americans, no more than white Americans, they do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. They don't want to be a colony in a nation.

The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?

I like the sense of the road passing my eyes. It's always a fascinating experience to come into a new city...the sense of the people changing, the food changing, everything changing, the art.

To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me.

When we turn our backs on feelings we should deal with, they fester and grow and ultimately consume us. Silence is denial. Silence is anxiety.