Top 79 Quotes & Sayings by Tinsley Mortimer

I'm very proud of what I accomplished here in New York - I had a clothing line, I had a lip gloss called Tinsley Pink, I wrote a book, I had a reality show and I did all these things.

When you order room service as much as I do, and Postmates, you don't really need to have a lot of food.

Every Thanksgiving, we visited our New York cousins and went shopping at Bergdorf's and Saks for long dresses to wear to the Homestead for New Year's Eve.

New Yorkers tend to have a wall up. Being from the South, I didn't have that. It helped me meet a lot of people. And, as a Southerner, I love wearing color. New York is a sea of black. My popping out in pink was definitely noticed.

I have - thank you, Mommy - family money, thank you, which is nice.

Life doesn't always end up where you want it to go; you have to be an optimist and keep moving forward.

When someone is outright nasty to you that hurts. I really try not to have a negative outlook. I mean, I'm not going to say I'm not disappointed when I read something bad about myself.

I don't follow trends. I wear what I feel comfortable in, and typically that is a dress. I love wearing very feminine details-poufs, ruffles, and baby-doll silhouettes.

Many of us are taught to be ladies and keep our opinions to ourselves. But you can be completely railroaded if you don't make your point known by giving your opinion and speaking up.

Not only Southern children - but adults as well - use the preface ma'am or sir when speaking to someone older or in authority.

I like to feel confident, and I never wear anything that doesn't feel like me.

I am obviously a very creative person.

I know when I go out and wear a pretty dress and get photographed, I'm going to be in the press, which will help with my business.

Of particular note, Palm Beach is one of the safest places in the world to live or visit. Proof of this is that over thirty billionaires live in the 10.4 square mile area.

It doesn't matter if someone is your fourth cousin once removed, he is Cousin Jimmy and called that always.

I'm human, and we make mistakes. My biggest mistake was that I was running away from something here in New York and I ran into the wrong hands.

I did a reality show. There's nothing scandalous about that. I did it to further my business and career. I make my own money.

I never saw myself as this big socialite, but from an outsider point of view, there was a lot going on.

You don't talk about celebrities in the Hamptons, duh!

I like Le Bilboquet. I know it's been around for a while, but it's a classic. I do love a hotel bar, too. Anywhere dark too is a great place to go. I haven't dated that much in New York since I've been back.

But the annoying thing is designing the same thing for two different markets. Like clutches - Japanese girls have no use for clutches because they just go to the clubs right after work. They are so different from New York.

My mother had a beautiful rose garden and would cut roses all summer and place in our house.

When people think of socialites, they generally think of ladies of style whose purpose is to get their pictures taken a lot; girls who love social activities and being on the society 'circuit.'

Mayonnaise is basically the only condiment there is. Anything tastes better with lots of mayo... even a spoon.

If I put cameras on you every day, you're gonna be emotional and nothing will be perfect. You have to allow people to be people.

A good set of lashes can fix anything... even a mugshot.

I'm designing for women between the ages of 20 and 40.

There's stuff I look back at now and I'm like, Oh, my God, the dresses that were being sent to me, and I'm front row, and the designers I knew, and going to these glam parties - these are things I took for granted.

I am not a mean person. I would never hurt somebody.

Watching my mother welcome guests in Virginia, where I was raised, taught me that if someone is invited to your home, it is your duty to make them feel welcome and comfortable at all times.

People thought that I had all the money in the world and that I was this little perfect princess posing with her hand on her hip and her blonde hair and her curls.

I always pamper myself with scented candles. They make the room look beautiful and me feel pretty.

Being blond just makes me feel happier, like when the sun's hitting you. The blond pops. It's cheerful.

I do pack a different dress for each city, and if there are two events in a city, I have to pack two. Even so, I am able to travel with only one large suitcase and a small hanging bag for the fluffier dresses.

In the South, we assume that one will have substance, be polite, be kind, be nice, but that person also needs to present himself/herself to the world with an individual unique well-developed style that identifies them as special.

Southamptoners think they are being beachy, but they are far more dressy than Newport. Stylish wedge shoes and sandals for ladies - silk caftans or long casual pants.

I know what I am doing with my handbag design and clothing design.

But now, with the Internet, your picture is up and they're seeing you in Japan and Germany. That's what happened, and that's why I became more visible. Nothing I did was calculated.

For some people, showing up at a bridal salon without a ring or a groom might appear bizarre and quite unusual--but for me, it's a regular Tuesday afternoon.

I wasn't going to a charity event in order to get a picture, in order to get into a magazine.

I was not trying to be snarky or snobby by saying that West Palm Beach is no Palm Beach.

If you have rules the guests need to follow concerning your staff or pets in your house, be sure to kindly let them know so that there will be no misunderstandings.

Having spent many summers in Southampton as a New Yorker, and as someone whose family has a place in Newport, I have a strong affinity for each place.

I haven't seen my natural hair color in 20 years.

A beautiful soap left in the guest bathroom, some fresh flowers by the bed, or a small gift of chocolates in their room will make anyone feel welcome.

A good set of eyelashes can fix a lot. Or at least make you feel more confident. I can't live without them, I'm sorry. I can't look at myself without them. It's not that I don't feel pretty, but they make me feel prettier. And I don't know why someone doesn't want to look prettier.

Originally I was going to write a fashion style guide, but then my publishers suggested I write a novel instead.

I am not the beachy girl. I don't wear flip-flops and beachy dresses. I'm not as poufy and girlie, but I am the girl who dresses up.

I was never made to feel that fashion was frivolous and any old dress would do. Fashion was serious stuff in my house and in my life. In fact, most memories I have growing up involve beautiful dresses.

If I'm in Newport, Rhode Island, with my mother and we're doing nothing, I like to have a full face of makeup, because I'm a Southern girl.

I think my mother has always understood what a romantic idealist I am, so she's never had trouble supporting what might be aberrant behavior to others.

I like pretty things around. I like it to be prissed up. Then I feel at least something is sane in my life.

It's funny, when you speak with 'New York' you never know which way they are going to go. They sorta walk that middle road where you don't know if your interview is going to go good or bad.

Yes, I do consider the city I will be in when I decide which dress to wear. I get a little edgier in more metropolitan cities and a little fluffier in Southern cities. Having said that, I chose a lavender cupcake of a dress for the start of the book parties in New York City by Rafael Cennamo.

Everything is groomed in Palm Beach...the lawns, the streets, and the shops are all pristine, particularly those on world-famous Worth Avenue, one of the most fabulous shopping streets in the universe, with outposts of Gucci, Chanel, Valentino, and Louis Vuitton enticing residents and visitors.

A bright, colorful clutch is a great statement piece that never goes out of style.

Nothing really surprises me anymore. You put yourself out there - you're open and honest with what you have to deal with.

Few changes are allowed in Palm Beach, making it an anachronistic little village where everything looks almost the same as it did years and years ago.

I don't cook. My kitchen is actually very small.

Southerners pride themselves on being polite. This is why we always use euphemisms to express ourselves.