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We need better things, not more. We should not pollute the world with meaningless, unused things when we can make and support things of rare and precious beauty.
Daphne Guinness
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Daphne Guinness
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: November 9
Actor
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Fashion Designer
Film Producer
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London
England
Daphne Diana Joan Susanna Guinness
Daphne Suzannah Diana Guinness
Hon. Daphne Suzannah Diana Guinness
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