Andre Leon Talley

At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in 'Vogue' magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read 'The New York Times.' I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child. ”

Beauty is health. Health is beauty. ”

The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time. ”

I watch Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews. That's what I watch every night. By the time I've watched them, I don't have time to watch reality TV shows. ”

I'd like to be remembered as someone who made a difference in the lives of young people - that I nurtured someone and taught them to pursue their dreams and their careers, to leave a legacy. ”

One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches. ”

Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicality. She understands what a woman needs to wear to work and what a woman needs to wear when it's time to go out and put on the Ritz! ”

First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope. ”

Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way. ”

I do believe there's a heaven. I do believe that God has given me the resilience and the survival skills to withstand the chiffon trenches. ”