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People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.

Anna Wintour

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Anna Wintour
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
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London
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Dame Anna Wintour
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They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.
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Fashion's not about looking back. It's always about looking forward.
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I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.
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Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision.
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One should look forward rather than backwards.
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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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I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.
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One wants to be surprised.
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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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It's not so much about powerful women. In some cases, there are stereotypes about women. I often don't hear men talked about in the same way. It's more a sexist stereotype than a powerful stereotype.
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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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Gisele Bundchen, along w Kate Moss, is a phenomenon. I wish models knew they have to have a personality
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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 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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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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The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.
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I'm very good at delegating - people work much better when they have a real sense of responsibility. But at the same time, I don't like surprises. I don't pore over every shoot, but I do like to be aware at all times of what's going on.
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