Ann Taylor - great name, great real estate, shitty business. Gap -great name, great real estate, declining business. J.Crew - Hellooo? Great name, better fashion image than the Gap.

If you don't get trained for your SATs in America today, you are at a disadvantage. Training is expensive and a lot of kids don't get trained, perhaps. So I also identify with the kid or the person who has grown up in environments like I've grown up in.

I'm an agent of change all day long, and I want to meet other people like that.

America's companies are built to destroy creativity.

People put 'study abroad' on their resume. I actually like when they don't study abroad because that means they aren't entitled.

Everything has a trend to it; I don't care if it's appliances or engines. I always ask: What has a company done in the past five years that somebody's noticed?

Most obstacles are inspiration.