It's for all the women who embrace my aesthetic, but can't afford a Vera Wang dress. If women can get anything out of it - a little bit of me or a lot of me, that's what's important.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.

When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.

I was stigmatized by being a bridal designer for a long time. I am amazed I have been able to move beyond it. I had really all but given up trying, but I did it because it was my lifelong dream.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

I want people to see the dress, but focus on the woman.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.

Even the most understated ceremony involves a certain respect for ritual and pageantry. No one plays more of a significant role than the bride's attendants.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer.

Right now we are here, and nothing can mar our perfection, or steal the joy of this perfect moment.

Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.

Make subtlety obvious.

One who has given up any hope of winning a fight or has clearly lost it wants his style in fighting to be admired all the more.

In singing, what my voice lacked in quality it made up in volume.

The way animals were and are abused appalls me to this very day.

I turn a lot of stuff down - big, big movies, the kind I wouldn't want to go to the cinema to see.

Thinkers, makers and traders are the DNA of the world class company

Intergrity is not only teh way one thinks but even moer the way one acts.

It's weird to have to look at another co-worker and have a silent discussion - any discussion - about how you are going to touch their genitals or allow them to touch your genitals.