I try to be thoughtful about spreading the wealth: young designers. Mixing things up is important to me.

No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful.

To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.

If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guarantee you that.

We're [President Barack Obama and I] clear on the fact that we have to stay humble and prayerful. We have to dig down deep to our roots. When things come together, we know some of it is Barack, some of it is us-but a lot of it has nothing to do with either of us.

Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And, more important, how does he treat you?

If I can have any impact, I want women to feel good about themselves and have fun with fashion