Amber Valletta quotes:

Art is for entertainment purposes, but it's also to reflect our dreams, our hopes, the present, the future the past - whether it's good or bad.

If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast.

It is in the mind and the heart where we meet. It's not the body-the body will change.

More than anything, it's my son's smile and love that makes me light up!

We are what we see. We are products of our surroundings.

Sometimes it feels like it hurts when you make a big purchase, so I really believe that the more expensive things should be gems that you keep in your closet, not trends.

I am a kid. I'll always be a girl at heart.

Doing something new and challenging. It can be anything from starting a business to playing a sport. Seeing a great concert, looking at extraordinary art, or being in nature. More than anything, it's my son's smile and love that makes me light up!

I do say no to things that I think are completely gratuitous.

I'm not interested in making clothes that are not accessible.

Women with short hair are really sexy. There's something liberating about freeing yourself from the norms,

Ever since the Greeks, we have been drunk with language! We have made a cage with words and shoved our God inside!

Modeling isn't boring.

Most of the designers are eco-friendly, even by default, through their use of up-cycled materials and organic fabrics, and by producing in small quantities. Ultimately, the design has to be great - no one will buy it if it looks like a hemp sack!

I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to get out of my ego and my desire to want more and be selfish in any shape or form, then whatever I'm doing is not good.

I've gotten out of bed a lot of days for a lot less than $10,000.

Women can be strong, be smart, be sexy, be mothers, be wives, and be powerful. We don't need to compromise.

I wish the word supermodel would just fall off the face of the earth. Anyone can be a supermodel now.

In order for me to parent well I have to empathize and stay open with my son. I am also vulnerable when it comes to trying new things, when I don't feel like I completely know what I am doing. Lack of control.

I don't really want to control anyone, to be honest.

If all else fails, a few deep breaths.

Can't we all just play nicely and leave the playground the way we found it, clean and safe?

In order for me to parent well I have to empathize and stay open with my son.

We are quite small in the big scheme of things.

I realized that being present for loved ones who are dying or aging is one of the greatest honors and gifts in my life. We are quite small in the big scheme of things.

I am running on fumes, so it's time to get centered again. I start with eating healthier and cutting out caffeine - at least cutting back on caffeine. I exercise and get outside to play. I reconnect with my spiritual practice, which is daily meditation and prayer. Most importantly, I reconnect with my family and friends. If all else fails, a few deep breaths.

I am super passionate about my new business because it has the potential to disrupt the fashion industry in a positive way. Master & Muse is providing a place to buy better. There are many big issues in producing fashion today, and the consumer doesn't fully understand the problems at hand. That is where we come in. We are providing awareness, information, and great fashion.