I need contrast-the old and the new, the rough and the soft. The clash of it all is very sexy.

Macrame is effortless.

Fur is my default, my indulgence. All human beings and myself have a lot of defaults. Many indulgences.

I knew from my youngest age I wanted to be a fashion designer. I was always draping fabric and working with color palettes.

I grew up in the Alps and France, and Barbie was my first exposure to the American woman. For me she was blonde, she was free and she was fun.

Dreaming is the most powerful thing because no one can take it from you.

I want to bring softness and refinement to an urban, feminine wardrobe and to help the woman show her character and individuality through her unique clothes.

Every woman in America has a French dream in her head, especially a Parisian one.

Fashion responds to the economic climate by providing a way to lift a womans spirits.

When you love somebody, it's like in a couple - you want to create something. Sometimes, it's a baby.

Experts are by definition the servants of those in power: they don't really THINK, they just apply their knowledge to problems defined by the powerful.

Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care The death of each day's life sore labour's bath Balm of hurt minds great nature's second course Chief nourisher in life's feast.

Holding on to anything is like holding on to your breath. You will suffocate. The only way to get anything in the physical universe is by letting go of it. Let go & it will be yours forever.

In America, we have a divided nation. We have a very divided nation.

Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you're doing it wrong.

Let us not go over the old ground but rather prepare for what is to come.

Show me a person who has nothing to hide, and I'll show you a person who is either exceedingly dull - or a complete exhibitionist

Some men can live up to their loftiest ideals without ever going higher than a basement.

Mayor: How horrible our Christmas will be! Jack Skellington: *No.* [the Mayor switches to his upset face] Jack Skellington: How *jolly*! Mayor: Oh. How *jolly* our Christmas will be.

You too can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aim and destination.