Immigrants have been the sustenance and the survival and the treasure of America.
The heel is engineering in itself. This little thing that supports the human weight has to have a precise balance.
Be completely true to yourself and you'll be happy.
For me there ain't no high heel high enough.
If the height of the heel is the same as the length of your foot, it starts to look wrong. And if the heel is positioned badly on the sole, you get into ballerina territory, where the body is pushed into a very strange posture. You can exaggerate the arch only so much.
A shoe is not only a design, but it's a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you're going to move is quite dictated by your shoes.
I wanted to create something that broke rules and made women feel confident and empowered.
Truly great companies are built on ideals, not just deals.
What do we lose by another's good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate them. That should be our desire and determination.
I regard the effort to introduce women into colleges for young men as very undesirable, and for many reasons. That the two sexes should be united, both as teachers and pupils, in the same institution seems very desirable, but rarely in early life by a method that removes them from parental watch and care, and the protecting influences of a home.
I've been called a racist before, and let me tell you something - that is harsh. That's a really ugly thing to call someone. That's like being called a Mexican.