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Everything that's happened to me, nothing's been planned. I've never had a business plan. I just kind of fell into it, and I liked it, and I took a chance. I took a lot of chances in my life.

Iris Apfel

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Iris Apfel
Age: 103
Born: 1921
Born: August 29
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I say, dress to please yourself. Listen to your inner muse and take a chance. Wear something that says 'Here I am!' today.
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My look is either very baroque or very Zen – everything in between makes me itch.
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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.'
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I never just went to look for clothes and style I always find that wherever I go.
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The world is always full of promise.
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I love a nice hot pink. I like thick lipstick, otherwise it doesn't look like you're wearing any.
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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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Technologically I live in the 17th century. I have a very simple cell phone. I say I live through the kindness of strangers, because if they see something on the Net they type it out and send it to me.
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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 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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In my view you can't go to the future if you haven't come from the past.
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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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To me there are lots more important things in the world than just having the right shoes!
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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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Given the choice, I would spend my money on accessories.
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When the fun goes out of getting dressed, you might as well be dead.
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It's more important to be happy than well-dressed.
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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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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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When you go to a nice restaurant, you want to be relaxed and have a drink and everything, you want to look at people who look well. You don't want to look at some slob with an open shirt and a hairy chest. At least I don't.
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