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" Change doesn't come from staying in your safe space. "

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" I really feel blessed that I'm able to do what I love and make a living at it and have people come and see it. I mean, what an incredibly blessed life! "

" The first time I saw my look on a real person was in Paris, and I felt a little shock, a little thrill that went through my body. And that thrill never goes away - never. "

" I love draping; it's less about proportion than fit and the fabric. It's very specialized and I think when women see the construction, they respond to it immediately. "

" I went home and went to Mustang, in the mountains between Nepal and China, and was so inspired by the landscape and the rich culture and heritage. I loved the textures, the draping, the palette. Everything was so beautiful. This little kingdom wasn't open to the world until 1991. "

" I mean, I can cook, but I'd get very nervous having my food being judged by dinner guests. "

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" I grew up with a single mother who brought us up. I always look back at my career, and everything that has happened to me is because of the support of women. My mother, my sister, Michelle Obama, Kate Middleton - all these women have believed in my designs and worn them and given me a platform to increase my visibility. "

" A lot of people have an opinion. If you listen to them too much, your work will get influenced, and you make no one happy. "

" I was definitely considered different growing up. I learned that being me was all right because my family celebrated those differences. "

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Please Everyone

" All designers have a platform, an audience. Whether it's one or a million, it doesn't matter. "

" The woman I design for is very curious. She loves fashion, but she also is passionate about what is happening around the world. "

" As someone who started a company with an idea of creating a luxury brand with a soul, I needed to learn more about how I effect change. "

" I know what it's like to turn the page of a magazine and not see anyone like you. It takes a lot, a lot, a lot of talking to yourself to confirm your self-worth. "

" The punk era, at its best, celebrated questioning the norm and the promotion of originality. Both concepts have always resonated with me. "

" I was in Nepal and I had watched Oprah Winfrey's show. I had no idea, as a kid in Nepal, who she was, but I remember watching an episode of hers about living your dreams. "

" Fashion has a huge responsibility - in what we show on the runway, what we do in editorial, who we dress - to make sure it represents differences. If we don't, we're giving in to the discrimination. "

" It saddens me to see the reality-television shows that are getting so much fanfare that are a celebration of stupidity and the degradation of women. And those women are consistently wearing too short, too tight dresses. I hope the trend of aging gracefully returns. "