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

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.

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

We are living in the time of self-creation and you can become your own star and this is the essential set that it needs to take that selfie that's going to take you to that next place.

Loosing is part of winning. You will have to walk through the shadow of failure to get to he winning side.

To think outside the box, first you need to know what YOU & OTHERS are thinking inside.

If your heart has grown distant from Allah, the real question is who moved?

One of my favorite modern American authors is Denis Johnson. I'm deeply inspired by all of his work - I rip him off constantly.

I'm a bit like a sponge. When I'm not writing I absorb life like water. When I write I squeeze the sponge a little - and out comes, not water but ink.

Yes, etiquette is hypocritical. Yes, it does inhibit children - if you're lucky. But the idea that it's elitist and irrelevant is like saying language is elitist and irrelevant.

To understand how Republicans lost the African American vote, we must first understand how we won the African American vote.

Everyone is mine - no matter what.

Our government needs to adopt a pro-market agenda that doesn't pick winners and losers, but it invites competition and it levels the playing field for everyone.

I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund, or have money saved for a home down payment, or pay off their $5,000 credit card balance.