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Anna Wintour
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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I think possibly what people working for one hate the most is indecision. Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision. The most important thing I can do is try and make myself very clearly understood.
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Go get a job. Whether it’s working as a designer or working in a restaurant and then doing your own thing in your own time, it’s a reality of life. In the end it’s going to be helpful to you and so many others.
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I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.
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In today's world you have to interact. You can't be some difficult, shy person who is not able to look somebody in the face you have to present yourself. You have to know how to talk about your vision, your focus and what you believe in.
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If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.
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Fashion is a reflection of our times. Fashion can tell you everything that's going on in the world with a strong fashion image.
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Everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist. It's important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life.
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People constantly make the mistake of comparing London with New York, Milan and Paris and that's not what it's about. London has its own fashion identity. You come here to find the next Alexander McQueen or John Galliano.
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I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.
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I worked for Harper’s Bazaar. They fired me. I recommend that you all get fired it’s a great learning experience.
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I don't think of myself as a powerful person.
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I wasn't academically successful. And maybe I've spent a lot of my career trying to make up for that.
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I've been very lucky to put women that I sincerely admire on the cover of 'Vogue:' the then First Lady and now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and, more recently, First Lady Michelle Obama. Those were benchmarks for the magazine, and certainly covers that I've been very, very proud of.
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Models today, she explained, don't understand that to be successful you have to have a personality, intelligence, and issues that you support, and Gisele embodies these qualities.
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I'm an ice queen, I'm the Sun King, I'm an alien fleeing from District 9 and I'm a dominatrix. So I reckon that makes me a lukewarm royalty with a whip from outer space.
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To be in Vogue has to mean something
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People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.
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I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.
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