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I'm not the only one most people's mothers are the most influential person in their life. But my mother survived the camps, and she was very strong. She made me strong, but she wanted me to be strong. That's more important.

Diane von Furstenberg

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Diane von Furstenberg
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: December 31
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It's the woman you should remember, not the dress, ever.
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Use your brains, your common sense, and do not become an object. The way you look is important, but who you are and how you project it is eventually who you will become and how you will appear.
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If you pay attention, everyone is a novel. The most boring person, if you sit down and really listen, is someone interesting.
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