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This is a weakness of the world. Someone thinks they've discovered something for the first time. They want to be authoritative about it.
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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God was fair to the Japanese. He gave them no oil, no coal, no diamonds, no gold, no natural resources — nothing! Nothing comes from the island that you can sustain a civilization on. What God gave the Japanese was a sense of style—maintained through the centuries through hard work and the disciplines of ambition.
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A lie to get out of something, or take an advantage for oneself, that’s one thing but a lie to make life more interesting—well, that’s entirely different.
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Most people haven't got a point of view they need to have it given to them––and what's more, they expect it from you.
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To be contented—that’s for the cows.
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Unshined shoes are the end of civilization.
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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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Every girl in the world should have geisha training
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Money has nothing to do with style at all, but naturally it helps every situation.
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The personality is a work of art.
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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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I went to work to make money, not because I was bored. It was money that I wanted.
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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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I think your imagination is your reality
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I adore artifice. I always have.
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Of course I was always mad about the ballet russe, mad about it!
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Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.
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It's only intelligent to wish to look after yourself properly.
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