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“Growing is an important part of the business, but more important than that is to get better.”
Source : "Milestone: Q&A With Steve Madden". Interview with Neil Weilheimer, footwearnews.com. February 22, 2010. 
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“My favorite three words in the English language are: ’I don’t know’, because every time I say them, I learn something new.”
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“If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.”
Source : Eve Arnold (1976). “The Unretouched Woman”, Random House (NY)
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“The process of writing can be a powerful tool for self-discovery. Writing demands self-knowledge; it forces the writer to become a student of human nature, to pay attention to his experience, to understand the nature of experience itself. By delving into raw experience and distilling it into a work of art, the writer is engaging in the heart and soul of philosophy - making sense out of life.”
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“Shakespeare villains were extraordinary. Macbeth, Iago, Richard III... They're so richly layered that a British actor would find it almost impossible to create a two-dimensional villain, if he's explored in his early years or continues to explore his Shakespearean heritage. You can almost not judge them, if they're played really well.”
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“It is not down in any map; true places never are.”
Source : Herman Melville (1892). “Moby Dick”, p.57
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“The cream of enjoyment in this life is always impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation or acquaintance.”
Source : Fanny Fern (1872). “Caper-sauce: A Volume of Chit-chat about Men, Women, and Things”, p.95
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“What's your heart telling you to do? I don't know.' Maybe, you're trying too hard to hear it.”
