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From my own experience, there are so many people who believe that the individual can change. The individual doesn't have to be LGBT.

Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.

I want to say to anyone who works in a drone workplace, raise the bar! There's no reason why you have to dress to the lowest common denominator.

I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.

The fit of jeans can be worlds apart from brand to brand. If you can find the right fit, skinny jeans can be very flattering.

If someone doesn't ask, you don't have a moral obligation to say every thought that pops in your head.

I don't believe in the scraping of stuff. Take the existing condition, offer up a diagnosis for what's wrong, and a prescription for making it work.

And Brooke Elliott is a great actress.

If I could predict the trends, they would already be there.

Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.

If you don't have experience sewing, start with that, because that will inform what you are able to design.

But if fashion were easy, wouldn't everybody look great?

I hate the word "eclectic" .I'm a classicist, and I like comfort. Lots of books, lots of artwork, pieces of family furniture, and newer upholstery.

People put on certain clothes for certain reasons, I assume, when their closet is filled with clothes.

We all had to search for more words to describe things.

If you want to, you can share my teaching refrain: I can't want you to succeed more than you do.

I don't know why I've always been so captivated by architecture.

Life is a big collaboration. And we can't navigate it alone.

It was very challenging to mentor the mentors, and yes, you do see more sides of my personality.

I believe women do the best womenswear.

I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.

You have no control over other people's taste, so focus on staying true to your own.

Fashion it's not just about learning how to draw pretty pictures, and how to sew, it's everything that makes up your life.

So perhaps the real secret to style is filling yourself to the absolute brim with engagement. Loving not wisely, but too well and all that.

Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.

Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a megabrand.

Models come in all sizes and shapes.

You know people like this, right? People who are incapable of enjoying anything.

Life is a collaboration, it's not a solo act.

I hate crocs. May they please go away.

The clothes we wear send a message about how the world perceives us.

I'm really not a trend promoter because I feel that people push trends on people they shouldn't.

I'm one of the biggest introverts you could ever meet.

Trying and acheiving are two different things.

Whenever people tell me they don't know how to get inspired, I say "What's the matter with you?! I could stay in my apartment and be inspired!"

On my first day teaching my own classroom, I threw up before I entered the building.

If you told me when I was a teen that I would end up being a teacher, I would have said you're out of your mind, because quite frankly I hated school.

I love shopping on a budget. I believe that more fashion mistakes are made by people with deep pockets than by those who shop on a budget.

I also have no problem if you want to find a cave and have someone roll a boulder in front of it.

I believe that treating other people well is a lost art.

Remember, channel your inner winner.

Does a man need to know what a peplum is? Probably not.

People come up to me and share very personal and intimate things with me, and I am so touched by all the trust they have in me.

We need to treat each other with consideration. In my world, the squeaky wheel does not get the grease.

Nothing makes me happier than working with real people in the real world.

Remember someone is going to be out, so don't make it you.

I love HGTV. I love the Food Network.

We can wear whatever we want and get away with it. Just be confident about being who you are and dressing for that person.

I'm very budget-minded myself, and it serves me well.

I had this wonderful career and thought I would retire as a teacher.

I learned early on in teaching how easy it is to hurt a young person and that's never my intention.

Why must she dress that way? I think she's confused about her gender.

Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it's your shoulders or your long legs!

I don't know if people have gotten ruder or if my tolerance level has declined.

I don't particularly like entertaining. I know I should, but I just don't.

I have to have my coffee. I probably have three cups a day, but only before noon.

Frankly, I think that fur on a man is difficult to pull off. If it's the warmth you're after, then I'd go with a fur-lined coat - it won't show.

In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.

Borrowing from cultures without understanding the fundamentals can yield some pretty weird and wholly illogical perversions.

I have my mantra about silhouette, proportion, and fit. I believe that when they are in harmony and balance, you'll look great in anything.

It's man's impact on our world that appeals to me more than just nature running wild.

Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.

It's not an area where designers want to focus or pay attention - women who are larger than a size 12.

I'm not sure what the moral is here ... I really just wanted to tell that story.

I say long and lean as opposed to tall, because you could be 5 four and look long and lean.

I will say that the high road can get so high that you can get a nose bleed, in which case you have to get off the high road.

When it comes to dressing, comfort is overrated. A little discomfort probably means your clothes fit and they're not pajamas.

Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?

You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.

Don't give up! You're too talented. You're too good!

I learned quickly that if the student's perception is that you're not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.

I do things like hem a pair of pants, I do my own tailoring but I wouldn't attempt a jacket.

Men's wear is all about tailoring.

If you have to ask if a clothing item is a dress or a top, it is always a top.

But if I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I'd choose the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.

Taking the high road is always the best way to go. You feel better about yourself, and the world feels better about you.

I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.

I've made more bad decisions at 3 in the morning then I can list!

Although there are few things easier than throwing on a dress, something about them communicates that you have made an effort.

I've worn a suit and tie for most of my life. And I believe (for me), it makes me more confident navigating the world.

As I've matured, I've developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!

As long as we have Netfix, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon, YouTube, and bookstores, there is no excuse ever to lack inspiration.

The element of fashion I'd like to see more often? Clothes that fit people well. For me it's not so much about the clothes.

I really cherish having my private time and being alone and being able to decompress. It's my own version of meditating.

Frankly, from my perspective, the bomber jacket is such a classic item you can wear it even when it's not on trend.

At all costs, avoid clothes that are too big. The more volume your clothes have, the more volume you appear to have.

Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.

I believe in letting karma do its thing. What comes around goes around.