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To be contented—that’s for the cows.

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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
Socialite
Paris
France
D. V. Vreeland
Diana Vreland
Contented
Cows

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Where Chanel came from in France is anyone’s guess. She said one thing one day and another thing the next. She was a peasant—and a genius. Peasants and geniuses are the only people who count and she was both.
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Without emotion there is no beauty
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I sincerely believe that energy grows from itself and the more energy you expand the more you create within yourself.
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There was a time when it was considered vulgar and unnecessary to pursue money, but today anyone who doesn't believe in money must be out of their minds!
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Every girl in the world should have geisha training
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Within every girl is the possibility of arousing emotion. Without emotion there is no beauty.
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There's only one very good life and that's the life you know you want and you make it yourself.
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Pink is the navy blue of India.
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Money has nothing to do with style at all, but naturally it helps every situation.
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I was always sort of a loner, I suppose. I always had to think out everything for myself... I suppose that is what you call a loner.
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Oh, but I think that thoughtfulness and manners are everything.
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It's only intelligent to wish to look after yourself properly.
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Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female'
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A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. One is not meant to laugh. One stays quiet and marvels. Spontaneously witty talk is without question the most fascinating entertainment there is.
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My life has been more influenced by books than by any other one thing.
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I think part of my success as an editor came from never worrying about a fact, a cause, an atmosphere. It was me—projecting to the public. That was my job. I think I always had a perfectly clear view of what was possible for the public. Give ‘em what they never knew they wanted.
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Balenciaga was incredibleI was madly infatuated with his clothes. His clothes were devastating. One fainted. One simply blew up and died.
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You've got to have style, it helps you get out of bed in the morning.
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I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
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The only real elegance is in the mind if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.
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