A first date should be elegant. In comfortable surroundings. A place with excellent food, where you can talk easily and get to know each other.

The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower.

A healthy mind and body are essential. No excesses. Proper food. The body is like a Rolls-Royce. With care, it could last 200 years. It's a dynamo; the more you use it, the more you recharge it.

Be mobile at all times, even if it causes you suffering or feelings of loneliness. Unless you're willing to do that, you're never going to get the bigger rewards.

I'm the first American designer who went all over the world.

You might say that I'm the Michelangelo of the dress business.