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I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism.

Andre Leon Talley

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Andre Leon Talley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 16
Autobiographer
Editor
Journalist
Washington
District of Columbia
Andre Leon Talley
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I think it's important that models be healthy.
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People have always been fascinated by people in the public eye and what they wear, what they are doing, but not in a tabloid way. Tabloid celebrities are a turnoff. A lot of celebrities...you wonder why they are celebrities.
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Reality TV, although I'm a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing.
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First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope.
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Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career.
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I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful.
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It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste.
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I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports.
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Drekitude is the lowest point in the lowest ebb. It could be your look. It could be your shoes. It could be that you're standing wrong. Drek is a total, total, total hot mess.
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One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.
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Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.
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Mrs. Obama has a hug - a sincere and friendly embrace - that has become familiar to countless supporters from coast to coast. And when she talks to you, she focuses all her calm attention on your face.
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When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.
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