I wanted to create something that broke rules and made women feel confident and empowered.

Shoes transform your body language and attitude. They lift you physically and emotionally.

To feel like a woman, wear heels, to feel like a goddess, wear five inches.

I would hate for someone to look at my shoes and say, 'Oh my God! That looks so comfortable!'

Men are like bulls. They cannot resist the red sole.

A woman carries her clothes. But the shoe carries the woman.

Shoes are just a pedestal. What interests me is the power of the woman who wears them.

Istanbul is inspiring because it has its own code of architecture, literature, poetry, music.

The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.

It's a good addition. There are so many bad addictions. Better be addicted to shoes than something else

The stiletto is a feminine weapon that men just don't have.

Beyond the Alps lies Italy.

To become an astronaut, someone has to have a dream of his own to do something that he or she has always wanted to do, then commit himself to making that dream come true.

We're all time's captives, hostages to eternity.

When you find your heart's desire, you'll have the key to unlocking your potential in every other part of your life.

... perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.

This is the charged, the dangerous moment, when everything must be re-examined, must be made new, when nothing at all can be taken for granted.

All invisible from where we stand the connections come to pass, and though too strong to comprehend they affect us not the less.

The dirty little secret, folks, is Obama is not only for occupying Wall Street. He also wants to occupy Main Street.

God uses our conscience. He knows we can only start over when we are not condemning ourselves anymore.