Even as a child, I told my whole family how to improve their looks.

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

If I had the power, I would ban leggings.

I like femininity, not of the devout, but of the self-assured, cool and sophisticated kind.

I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity.

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

I feel very strongly that clothes that fit well make a person feel better. It's maybe half the value of the merchandise.

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.

One glass of water doesn't equal another. One may just appease the thirst, the other you may enjoy thoroughly. In Japan, people know about this difference.

It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.

I sometimes feel that a pattern is almost a fashion statement in itself.

I invite each of you to let go of your fears for just one day and say YES to life… say YES to love… say YES to You! You can always go back to saying ‘no’ another day.

My anger was on a rise, when suddenly her eyelids fell. Her lips flexed and again relaxed to shower me with a smile that calmed me down in seconds.

Fashion magazine disease articles. My personal Kryptonite.

Meddling, smug, stupid little..." "She likes me! They always play hard to get when they like me!" "No. You do not understand. I could not have done it because I can not read or write.

Companionate Conservatism - Making the streets safer before people are kicked out onto them.

Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.

The dreams are the skeleton of all reality.

Having done stand-up on television and in stand-up specials for like Comedy Central, you learn quickly that for that type of performance you're playing to the camera.

When I say to you, there is nobody like me, and there never was, that is a statement I want every woman to feel and make about themselves.

I had rather be in hell with Christ, than be in heaven without him.