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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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Anna Wintour
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
Magazine Editor
Writer
London
England
Dame Anna Wintour
Cold
Simply
Comes
Best
Sometimes
Striving
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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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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 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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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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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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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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I saw young women in the street dressing in a way that I thought was influencing the designers. Fashion was being influenced by all sorts of different people, and culture and also across the street. So I saw more as a trickle up, than a trickle down influence. When I came to Vogue, that's what I wanted it to reflect.
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[The democratization of luxury] means more people are going to get better fashion. And the more people who can have fashion, the better.
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The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying. This is America, not Saudi Arabia.
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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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It's possible in today's world to be instantly famous, whether it's through Instagram or whatever platform it may be, but it's a very different matter to be successful financially and in the long-term
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The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.
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They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.
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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'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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I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.
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