“I’m a natural-born boss, I have to say. I just like to be good at things. Even as a child, I was boss of my family.”

Perfection is almost an illness with me, but sometimes I have moments where everything is absolutely clear and you can feel, rather than think.

Real fashion change comes from real changes in real life. Everything else is just decoration.

Oh my God, so many young girls now look like whores!

I believe in living life the way that you want to live it every day, and if you do that, you don’t really need to have New Year’s resolutions.

I think that the older you get, the more you become your true, essential self. You find the things that make you happy. You whittle away the parts of yourself that mean less to you.

I suppose, yes, I’ve been guilty of provocation but it’s also just common sense marketing – put a bottle of scent in a woman’s cleavage, or between her thighs – and men will notice.

Time and silence are the most luxurious things today.

The world might be a very scary place if it were only run by Virgos.

At home, off-duty, I wear T-shirts from Fruit of the Loom – but I have them tailored.

Yes, I still take my baths all day long. They’re meditative. I have three a day.

In my adult life I’ve understood that if I put an enormous amount of love and honesty into something, usually that shows in the end.

In another life I would love to be a cosmetic surgeon because it’s architectural. You know, you are trying to figure out where the seams go. Can I do it in one piece like Halston? Can you formaldehyde DNA?

I find I can get so much done between midnight and 4 a.m. Everything is quiet, no one is disturbing me, and if I go to bed then, I just lie awake thinking of ideas. They are very creative hours for me. One night a week I crash out, though.

I’m living the exact life I planned on living when I was five.

A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach.

Everyday is one less day.

Those who boast are seldom the great.

Your world and everything in it is a reflection of your own mental attitude toward yourself.

The purely agitational attitude is not good enough for a detailed consideration of a subject.

I’m always gonna be all over my CD the most, of course. My talent is my talent. I ain’t really tripping off no ego; I just like to make good music with good people.

A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.

Whatever I am, it’s natural. I don’t have to pretend to be aggressive, don’t have to show the opposition that I am on the field. Being aggressive comes naturally to me, helps me perform.

I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others.

Never be too proud to get down on your knees and pray.