Betsey Johnson

Oh, I love the kids more than any other age group. I hate to say that, but new life is with new kids, you know? They're the future. The sheer fact that they're young and eager, that's what makes them rule. ”

Hard times always lead to something great. ”

I just get makeup from wherever I can. From Maybelline to Chanel - you know, all over the place. ”

A good use for me is to let me go away with my sewing machine and come back with some really new stuff. ”

In the '60s, I'd wear three pairs of eyelashes. Now they make them that thick, but back then they didn't, so you had to kind of build your own. ”

If a girl comes to me first for a prom or a bar mitzvah and she likes the way she looks and her boyfriend likes the way she looks, she'll come back. ”

Just to see what a pink dress can mean to a woman, any woman, but a disabled woman, that's extra special and thrilling because they shouldn't be separated and their disabilities don't have to separate them in anyway. ”

My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money. ”

I realized that my strength was being different. ”

If I hadn't decided to be a fashion designer, I would have loved to be a Broadway showgirl or a Rockette! ”