The brand is a little stale. Their customer is just not out there shopping as frequently.

Sharper Image's stereo systems and message chairs have done extremely well this year. The company offers merchandise that is perceived as unique, higher-quality and functional. In fact, its proprietary offering covers 70 percent of its merchandise, so it's mostly branded goods.

By the time people reach adulthood, they really don't want to have acne. In adolescence, everybody seems to have acne. My adult patients look around and say, 'I'm the only one who's breaking out.

A great mind is just a great mind, and try not to worry too much about what package it's in.

The stones in your driveway may have come from the slaves who spend all day breaking rocks because it's cheaper for the company to get them from India, where the labor is free. We are all connected. And we all have human value. That's what my work is about.

You'll see some suede and leather jackets out there, but the linings are silk. Everything is about silk.