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I've always had such wonderful opportunities, but I never made the effort, haven't put on the pressure. But I never took them.
Diana Vreeland
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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
Editor
Fashion Editor
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Paris
France
D. V. Vreeland
Diana Vreland
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If it isn't a passion, it isn't burning, it isn't on fire, you haven't lived.
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When I discovered dancing, I learned to dream.
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Of course I was always mad about the ballet russe, mad about it!
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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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Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.
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I think allure is something around you, like a perfume or like a scent. It's like a memory ... it pervades.
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Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.
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