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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
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D. V. Vreeland
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