Do what you love and believe in, and work hard.

There'll always be a McQueen woman. She's strong, powerful & when she puts a McQueen jacket on, she feels different.

I really think that creating clothes and fashion has to be a statement about how we live and where we live and what's happening in the world.

We don't take on battles so small we know we can win, we take on battles so big we dare to dream of winning them.

When you design a collection, you have to start with what you love and what you believe in. Unless you do that, you can't stand behind it, so there's no point in doing it.

Every day, I love what I do and I think it's a gift and privilege to love your job.

A McQueen woman always has to feel powerful. She's never a girly girl, she's always a woman.

Dreams are never just dreams, they are reality waiting to happen.

I always drew dresses. I remember loving Richard Avedon's early Versace campaigns. I used to plaster my whole walls with them when I was a kid.

Whenever I pick up a jacket and it's heavy, I think, 'Oh, I don't want to wear that.'

It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it.

Once you find your Happy space, you wouldnt be in the rat race

You are to me, what wind is to dry leaves.The reason for me to fall, the reason for me to fly.

Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures ... they are the weakest however strong who have no faith in themselves or their own powers.

I always think I don't do the first one good, so I try to do it more.

I got a picture [tattoo] of Mohammed Ali on my side with one of his quotes. That's my guy. I look up to him. I'm like his number one fan.

In the arts there are many right answers.

It is a great proof of talents to be able to recall the mind from the senses, and to separate thought from habit.

No one knew where you were before you were born, but when you were born, it wasn't long before you found you'd arrived with your return ticket already punched.

I'm always in situations where you can't be funny, and yet I want to do it anyway.

Give respect before you expect it. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Remember the mission. Set the example. Keep going.