Occupation: Fashion Designer Birth: July 5, 1946
Great stories happen all around you every day. At the time they’re happening, you don’t think of them as stories. You probably don’t think about them….
It [piano lessons] wasn't a priority, but it was an interest and through that I became acquainted with classical music, which was a main interest at ….
The first important [step] one was going to school. There was an advantage as there was a one-room schoolhouse that was within walking distance of my….
I think there were some programs but in those days art programs were kind of basic. You would do drawing and simple collage type work. But at home I ….
At school there were some programs in music. I did take piano lessons, and we had a piano at home. I got very interested in that..
The pastors and ministry leaders came away energized to have voter registration drives at their churches and motivated to encourage their congregati….
In a social studies class I did a paper on the history of Attica, which ended up being a little book that I created..
When life closes a door, God opens a window..
I know that I was conscious of all the aspects of the war, having had cousins who were in the army, who would send me notes and memorabilia. I began ….
It was only when I got to high school and was in the art program that my artistic talent was recognized. The art program was directed by a wonderful ….
There were neighbors that I played with and did all the things that children do. I did mow the lawn. I did help with various things that needed to be….
I got the letter about becoming a Sir in 2000, the same year that Pauline asked me if we could finally get married. My assistant, Colette, called up ….
Even today, the bigger the city, the better. That's why I live in New York..
There's always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you..
Christianity began in Palestine as an experience, it moved to Greece and became a philosophy, it moved to Italy and became an institution, it moved t….
We've got a nation of people who have one eye looking out for the next speed camera, another looking for a speed limit sign and another looking at th….
I think I was really naïve. I had no context to think about what I wanted to do. Each step was a next stage of exploration..
Going back to the elementary school days, I was always drawing. I entered a Victory poster competition and won the top award that recognized my artis….
At home, the radio was a big source and the classic radio programs we would listen to like Amos and Andy and whatever other ones there were..
I was always making things. I made model airplanes and did a number of hands-on activities. I liked creating in some form or another, not realizing w….
I was always kind of naïve, and really needed to be given some direction..