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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 think if women put some more of the time and money they put on their heads in their heads, they’d be better off.
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First you have to know who you are. That is the most important thing, as if you don't know who you are you will either get swallowed up or you follow some unsuitable trends and just become a nonentity.
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If you don’t learn constantly, you don’t grow and you will wither. Too many people wither on the vine. Sure, it gets a little harder as you get older, but new experiences and new challenges keep it fresh.
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To me there are lots more important things in the world than just having the right shoes!
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I'm delighted that gay people now want to get married and I say why not! It's nobody's business and I would happily give my blessing.
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I think dressing up or down should be a creative experience. Exciting. Fun. For me the key to personal style lies in accessories. I love objects from different worlds, different eras, combined my way. Never uptight, achieving - hopefully - a kind of throwaway chic
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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 have any rules, because I would only be breaking them, so it's a waste of time
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You have to know yourself and know what you can carry. If you're not comfortable, no matter how well dressed you are, you're not going to look right. I'd rather be happy and feel comfy.
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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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I never had a fondness for gems or the extravagance of Harry Winston or Van Cleef & Arpels. I've always liked the more flamboyant, imaginative things. I lusted after costume jewelry. My husband was a very lucky man.
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In my view you can't go to the future if you haven't come from the past.
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I think that if you have to work very hard at dressing up and it makes you nervous or uptight, then you won't look very well because you won't be comfortable. I think it's much better to be comfortable and happy than well dressed, don't you?
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Fashion you can buy, but style you possess.
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I just never want to completely grow up.
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I don't believe in rules. It's different for everybody. Everyone has to make their own decision and find out what's comfortable for them.
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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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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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Given the choice, I would spend my money on accessories.
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