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To find out who you are is like putting yourself on a psychiatric couch, but you have nobody to help you. Really it isn't easy. I was talking with my nephew this morning and he gave me one of the best quotes I've heard in years 'Personal style is curiosity about oneself.'

Iris Apfel

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Iris Apfel
Age: 103
Born: 1921
Born: August 29
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I was in art school since I was five years old. I've always been to art school.
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If you're over 60, arms are not pretty, so I think you should stay covered up. But wear what's appropriate for what you're doing, how you live, and what your lifestyle is.
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Style means you have a real curiosity about yourself and then you express it. Having style is not copying somebody else.
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I'm making a lot of noise as I walk.
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My look is either very baroque or very Zen – everything in between makes me itch.
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I'm not a minimalist, as I'm sure you've noticed.
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I find that if I get up and push myself, I get lost in what I'm doing, and I forget about everything else until I stop doing it.
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When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else.
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To lead the good life in New York, the two most important things for a woman are a chauffeur and a fur-lined raincoat. If you have those two things, you’re made.
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It's not easy to know who you are and it's very painful and takes a lot of time and that is why a lot of people don't want to put in the effort.
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If you don't have any individuality and you're happy just being one of the girls (or boys) be my guest. I'm not the fashion police. I won't fault you.
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Caviar used to be my drug of choice, but since my husband is on a no-salt diet, I've kind of given it up. I still have dreams of sitting down and gorging, though. I love it with a good vodka I don't like it with champagne.
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I don't have any rules, because I would only be breaking them, so it's a waste of time
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Given the choice, I would spend my money on accessories.
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You're not pretty, and you'll never be pretty. But, it doesn't matter. You have something much better. You have style.
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I'm not going to be a rebel and offend anybody, but I'm not going to live in somebody else's image.
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I don't happen to like pretty things. I don't like pretty dresses. I like more attractive. I like people that look a little bit more offbeat. I don't like the classic pretty face. That doesn't mean it's not pretty or it's not wonderful, and most people don't agree with me, but that's the way I think.
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I had to be my own person and live my own life if I wanted to be happy, and I just did it.
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When the fun goes out of getting dressed, you might as well be dead.
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I was never hurt by what anybody said about my clothes, because I dress to please myself. If somebody doesn’t like what I’m wearing, it’s their problem, not mine
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