If someone realises the piece they are wearing is inspired by me then it only broadens my audience.

Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress in their days off that are the most intriguing.

Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first

No one is going to understand your brand better than you.

Go with your instinct and your gut. It sounds cliché, but never give up and just keep on. If you really believe in it, you have to just dive in and go for it.

I tend to like the most basic pieces with the perfect fit and fabric, like a simple tank.

I really learn from something that really inspires me and it becomes something that I remember.

I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.

There's a tendency to think that young designers only do fantasy fashion, but I'm more interested in making clothes that women can afford.

The things that you can't really foresee and that kind of surprise you, and a lot of times they are bad, but other times, they bring something different and new to the table.

Any style that Nike makes in all black, shoe, sweatshirt, onesie, doesn't matter, I pretty much need to have.

The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty

She carried a thousand lights inside her heart, and a thousand lights carried her.

When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite 'thank you,' it is the recognition of dependence.

Imposing democracy through force is a roll of the dice.

Love and fear are the two opposite ends of the continuum, as far as I'm concerned. When we are not in love, we are in fear.

Besides the vocal warm ups, me and my band have a secret hand shake that we do just to get us all pumped. It's nice.

Obviously, in my twenties, a lot of downtime was spent having a good time, which I don't regret; that was what I needed to do to get some things out of my system.

To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.

The family is on its way out; couples go next; then no more keeping cats or parrots.

Having your own store is one of the most immediate ways to connect with the customer, to really get to know her and develop a more intimate relationship.