It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.

For nine years I worked to change what was hairdressing then into a geometric art form with color, perm without setting which had never been done before.

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.

We learned to put discipline in the haircuts by using actual geometry, actual architectural shapes and bone structure. The cut had to be perfect and layered beautifully, so that when a woman shook it, it just fell back in.