It's hard to balance everything. It's always challenging.

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.

Explaining or defending your dreams to people who don't understand them will actually take away time to making them come true!

True love is a feeling...which can neither be defined nor described!

He is a pragmatist. He is not right wing nor left wing nor any wing.

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.

The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies

My big places to shop are Wal-Mart and Target - seriously. That is where half of my stuff comes from now.

One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening to fine musicians. Then came a crisis at home. My stepfather fell sick, and it meant I had to support the family.

At certain point, you realize it's easy to play music for the rest of your life: just don't sell your guitar. Maybe you get a day job, but as long as you have a guitar, you can play.

Why should the devil have all the best tunes?