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" Nothing scares a straight man more than a woman in her full glory. "

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" The sources of inspiration from my travels have been unending. "

" My goal is: I'm not trying to be snobby, but my clothes are not for everyone, not for every Hollywood celebrity. There is a designer for everyone, and a celebrity for every designer. "

" You want to question what is important and why is it important. I don't have all the answers, but I'm very curious to know and learn. "

" When I came to America, there were two kinds of women: women who looked serious and who didn't wear color and print, and women who looked girly and feminine and like second wives. "

" 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. "

" There is undoubtedly a lot of pressure that comes with recognition, which can be a good thing and bad thing all at the same time. But if you stay focused and don't lose sight of what you're doing and who you are, you can rise above it. "

" There is one universal truth: All women, all over the world, want to look beautiful. That is always the theme of my designs. "

" 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. "

" For my first big Fashion Week event, the factory wouldn't give me my clothes because I didn't have the $25,000 it cost to make them. "

" Fashion has always had the ability to affect lives, to touch people. But for the longest period of time, we've said, 'Oh, we're just pages of a magazine; that's what we all look at.' It's more than that. "

" I'm constantly thinking about design, shapes, patterns and colors, so I just want to be more of a blank canvas. But there is a comfort in knowing what you're going to wear, and that probably comes from Catholic school, where I wore a uniform for 10 years. "

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

" People on the outside and even some people in the fashion industry think that fashion people are maybe not the smartest. It's a constant battle. "

" I came here because I wanted to live the American dream that I had heard of. And I'm a perfect example. I came to New York; I knew no one. I've made a career, a life, so I still believe in that. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I've always found it interesting when I look at a woman, and she's beautiful and everything, but there's an inner strength. "

" There's such a feeling of satisfaction when something you imagined turned into something real. "

" I've always been interested in a femininity with a bite. I always think a little bit of a kick is great. "

" I have a 6-year-old niece who doesn't look like the majority of girls on the covers of magazines. I hope that by the time she's 16, the world will have changed. "

" I make 98% of my collection in New York City and am generating jobs, so fashion isn't just frivolous for me. I understand levity about it. I also understand the depth of it. "

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

" I am not the kind of designer who is racing to the finish line, so while collaborations are important for our growth, each and every one has to be strategic and well-timed with what we have going on internally. "

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

" I came from Bill Blass, where it was a well-oiled machine and if I said I needed a fabric, it was done. Now, I have to budget everything. I have to take on the role not just as a designer but a business. But I'm a glass half-full kind of guy. "

" I just really enjoy life. "

" Girls who wear certain kind of dresses, who show certain areas of the body, are not going to like my clothes. You can't please everyone. "

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

" To me, beauty is inclusion - every size, every color - that's the world I live in. "