I always say that I'm not the director, I'm part of the team.

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting.

You can never please everyone, and I think it's best not to.

Let's do what we love and do a lot of it.

I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything awkward and imperfect, because that’s natural and that’s real.

Life is a fashion show, the world is your runway.

Change is a great and horrible thing, and people love it or hate it at the same time. Without change, however, you just don't move.

I wouldn't know how to find eBay on the computer if my life depended on it.

There is never a wrong time for a polka dot.

One thing that is exciting about fashion is the surprise element. People don't know what they want. They just know when they see it.

What's worked for me is not quitting and being passionate about what I do and not giving up - and when I don't believe in myself, turning to others who believe in me.

Everyday it gets easier to connect with an electronic device that it is to connect with real people.

In a world that contains tragedies, we must realize that they’re vastly outnumbered by blessings.

It is neither wealth nor splendor but tranquility and occupation which give happiness.

Attention-yes! That's present! And present, you see, makes past and future.

Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and has powers of reality.

For me, the bold jazz of John Coltrane and Miles Davis reflected the bold attitude in African-Americans finding their political identity and voice.

A painting has its own existence and reality, and I make changes freely to meet the painting's needs. This sometimes takes me in another direction.

Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

I apply the same amount of dedication to being a mom as I do to my music...

Not literature alone, but society itself is wormed and rotten when language ceases to be respected not merely by advertisers and politicians, but by persons of learning and authority.