I've always been a keen cyclist, I'm very close to the world of cycling. Not just cycling really - also walking, adventures, being a curious person, ….

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine should go together.

I'm very curious and being childlike is vital in our industry.

Stop making sense. Logic is predictable. Think differently..

People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change..

In terms of any sacrifices at the time [of World War II], I was somewhat protected living on a small farm where there was food, different perhaps fro….

Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second..

I learned from books that I picked up. That was something that just came out of nowhere but continued to be an attraction. So there was a continuum o….

There was a certain amount of discipline, I think; my parents wanted to be sure that I was not just sitting around doing nothing..

Jack Sturtzer, one of my cousins, had gone to art school and suggested that I might be interested in a private school called the Art Institute of Buf….

Don't dress for fashion, dress for yourself.

My parents never prevented me from doing anything, but they didn't have the knowledge of the arts that Mrs. Ranger had..

I developed friends in the community that were in walking distance or a bicycle ride away, so that I socialized and did a lot of things that children….

I was always kind of naïve, and really needed to be given some direction..

Upon graduation, in the yearbook I was voted "Most likely to succeed." which I know was credited to my artistic achievements..

Being born in '31 was during the Depression and in my earlier youth World War II took place - so it was not the best of times, and yet I don't recall….

You can find inspiration in everything. If you can't, then you're not looking properly..

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching..

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..

Many people look but they do not see..

Fashion is about today and tomorrow. Nobody cares how good you used to be.