Heading to Paris when I was 17 and modelling exposed me to high fashion, which influenced me to dress on-trend - not extravagantly, but always in fashion. Votes: 15
When we home schooled my oldest, Jasper, in eighth grade, I saw how empowering it is for a child to learn in their own way. That rebooted my thinking about education. Votes: 12
Growing up in Oklahoma the way I did, and being raised the way I was raised by my parents, gave me such a strong foundation to go out into the world and fly, so to speak, the way I was able to do. Votes: 11
People have their cultural reasons for eating meat, their traditional reasons, their likes and dislikes. Votes: 6
My personal style has developed from growing up in Oklahoma, middle America, where I was wearing jeans and cowboy boots and where people were not running around in miniskirts. Votes: 5
I know quite a few eco designers who build dresses out of old couture gowns. They disassemble, 'upcycle,' and reuse them in extraordinary ways. To me, that's a sustainable way of doing things. Votes: 5
I want our students to be so accustomed to children of other cultures that the words 'diversity' and 'tolerance' won't be in their vocabulary. They won't need them - they'll live it. Votes: 4
Food is a very sensitive subject for so many people. Votes: 4
I have a soft spot for cashmere - even though that is not a particularly sustainable fabric, I do invest in quality, so it is sustainable in the sense that it is not just throwaway fashion and I keep it for a long, long time. Votes: 3
If you don't go and do something in life, nothing happens. Votes: 3
It would have been very easy for me to put on a little tight skirt and go out and try what I always call the Barbie doll roles. Votes: 3
I tend to wear monochromatic outfits - all one colour from head to toe. Votes: 2
When 'Avatar' came out, we were out non-stop for a year and a half doing red carpet events. I had a stylist who helped me, but it was really hard, and we couldn't find many sustainable dresses. Votes: 2