I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design.

You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.

The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.

There is no better designer than nature

People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination.

I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.

If you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It's not in the world - it's in your head. I think that is amazing.

There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing.

For me, what I do is an artistic expression which is channeled through me. Fashion is just the medium.

When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen.

I invite people to examine their lives without negativity, knowing that it's scary, but that not doing it is even scarier.

Comedy has been so good to me.

Being a mother has made my life complete.

I believe He wants us to love others so much that we go to extremes to help them.

Our enemies have made the mistake that America's enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat.

That is where consensus-building begins-with the idea that you have your own truth, but that the negotiator on the other side of the table has his own truth as well.

America is a very special place. In this country, you have the best and the worst at the same time. Whatever you can imagine.

When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.

When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.

What did you ASK at school today?