Everyone thought I was going to fall down on my shoes and I kept saying, 'Well if I do I'll just get up!'

I spend a lot of time upside down. It increases the blood flow to the brain, so it really helps your creativity.

We need better things, not more. We should not pollute the world with meaningless, unused things when we can make and support things of rare and precious beauty.

I don't approach fashion; fashion approaches me!

As I got older I looked at the world and I realised, we need armour. So my jewellery and clothes became my armour

I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art.

Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on.

I dislike the idea of jewellery being like a price tag around someone's neck. It needs to be something else - and there is something extremely magical about armour.

Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them.

I think life is about having the mixture of the curiosity of an older person and the imagination of a child.

I don't regard clothing as disposable, which is probably why I have so much of it!

President Trump's health care plan is a human rights disaster.

In 1891 the Brazilian Minister of Finance decreed the abolition of history

Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return.

If you can properly define the problem, then you've already defined the solution as well.

The truth, however, was stranger still.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I won't stop. In fact, I will be right there with you as a citizen for all my remaining days.

I think shorter books are going to become more and more of the trend. So I don't think you have to write big, big, long books.

There's no delight in owning anything unshared.

I just want to make beautiful, glamorous clothes.