I want to be a major force.

Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out.

Every seam, every lace, every bead has been painstakingly, with love, corrected, perfected and mastered.

I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that you see make the most mistakes are usually the best dressers.

Elegance is timeless. It withstands trend; It withstands the commercialization of what fashion and style have become.

It's a new era in fashion - there are no rules.

Listen, I'm not a rich kid. I'm a cultured kid; I'm very rich in culture.

Be non-trend-driven, and explore, be creative and take risks as an artist and as a cultural communicator.

People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.

The media is constantly redefining what luxury is. Luxury can be a dirty sock if dressed up in the right way.

Glamour can be something very simple. Glamour can be how you wash your face, how you make your breakfast.

Sometimes the most effective idea was just so simple that nobody could slow down their brain enough to think it up.

The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds.

Can you keep secrets? Can you know a thing and never say it again?

When a woman becomes her individual most effective close friend existence is simpler.

Karma is not a cop-out. The esoteric meaning of karma is that you are who you are, because of what you have done and who you have been.

American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in doing what is right and just.

Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much.

When reason and instinct are reconciled, there will be no higher appeal.

The only thing missing in any situation is that in which you are not giving

I teach a course in screenwriting at Columbia, but I've never taken a course and I've never read a book about it!