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It's more important to be happy than well-dressed.

Iris Apfel

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Iris Apfel
Age: 103
Born: 1921
Born: August 29
Businessperson
Interior Designer
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Queens
New York
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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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The world is always full of promise.
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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.
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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 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.
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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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More is more and less is a bore.
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I'll spend more time getting dressed than I spent at the actual event.
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The fun of getting dressed is it's a creative experience.
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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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When you're older, no matter how good your humor is you don't always feel perky and peppy. But if you sit home all day and brood about it, it gets worse.
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Given the choice, I would spend my money on accessories.
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You have to observe a few simple rules in dressing, which are really not rules it's just being appropriate. If you're 70 and want to wear miniskirts, 70-year-old knees ain't pretty!
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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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To me there are lots more important things in the world than just having the right shoes!
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If you hair is done properly and you're wearing good shoes, you can get anyway with anything.
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I'm not a minimalist, as I'm sure you've noticed.
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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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