I create with my heart, so life and work inevitably intersect all too often.

I like the pause that tea allows

My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.

My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.

I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something.

I love driving in the city at night.

I just want to create, and socializing is part of the experience. It might sound crazy, but I don't see myself in the jewelry business. It's an experience.

It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.

I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.

My inspiration is love and history.

My friends are a huge part of my inspiration.

Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.

you can't have her. though you know she loves youand you would not be far from her . will be always empty without her at your side

The farmer's way of saving money: to be owed by someone he trusted.

What is fame? a fancied life in others' breath.

Yes, I don't read books for entertainment.

The price of oil is rising because of all the unrest in the Middle East. And the unrest in Wisconsin is causing the price of cheese to go through the roof.

The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their own will, and lives only by their will.

To be able to have an effect on someone's life is extraordinary .

Do not be afraid of undertaking too much of what you can do without coming and going; but fear only the thought of doing more than you are doing and more than God is giving you the means to do.

I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying.