Politics are private. I don't understand people who try to convince you to join one party or another.

Mistakes in life teach you how to succeed because you want to try again and do it better.

People get nervous accessorising, but there is nothing wrong with adding a belt or a pair of shoes in another colour.

I don't like trends. They tend to make everybody look the same.

Fashion is to please your eye. Shapes and proportions are for your intellect.

Most people travel with a good book, but I also keep my agenda with me; I'll flip through the pages and take a few moments to organize my life a little - I rarely get the time to do this normally.

You have to find your own style, and it's difficult to define what style is. It's not what you're wearing; it's how you wear it. It's something very personal, and it reflects the way you live and your house, the books you read, the art you have.