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Anna Wintour
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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Fashion Editor
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London
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Dame Anna Wintour
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People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.
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I want 'Vogue' to be pacy, sharp, and sexy - I'm not interested in the super-rich or infinitely leisured. I want our readers to be energetic executive women, with money of their own and a wide range of interests. There is a new kind of woman out there. She's interested in business and money.
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Just be true to yourself, and listen as much as one is able to to other people whose opinions you respect and look up to but in the end it has to come from you. You can’t really worry too much by looking to the left and the right about what the competition is doing or what other people in your field are doing. It has to be a true vision.
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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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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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Tears? Are you going for a Barbara Walters moment?
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Well it just looks so ugly. Is it a boy or is it a girl?
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Vogue' is the best of everything that fashion can offer, and I think we point the way. We are, you know, a glamorous girlfriend.
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I've never taken a selfie and I don't plan to start now.
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Fashion goes in only one direction -forward- and I am a firm believer in thinking that way too.
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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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If you look at any great fashion photograph out of context, it will tell you just as much about what's going on in the world as a headline in the New York Times.
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When I hear a company is being run by a team, my heart sinks, because you need to have that leader with a vision and heart that can move things forward.
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You can’t really worry too much…about what the competition is doing or what other people in your field are doing. It has to be a true vision.
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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 wasn't academically successful. And maybe I've spent a lot of my career trying to make up for that.
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Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.
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I don’t like people who are late.
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It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.
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It's important for young women and men coming out of the fashion schools to think seriously before starting their own collections.
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