Miriam Schapiro

Men think that sentiment is not valid; women think that sentiment is important.

We really didn't have any literature telling us it was a good thing to be a woman artist. When I was trained, there were no precedents, and that was something to get really angry about.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'