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If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.

Anna Wintour

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Anna Wintour
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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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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Some people have the Bible. I have Vogue.
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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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The gossip might make better reading, but the simple fact of the matter is that it isn't true.
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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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They (fashion editors) have always been our secret weapon.
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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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I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.
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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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The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.
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