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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.

Iris Apfel

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Iris Apfel
Age: 103
Born: 1921
Born: August 29
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Queens
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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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The fun of getting dressed is it's a creative experience.
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More is more and less is a bore.
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You can't just say, I'm gonna have style. You have to work at it. It's intuitive some people have it, and some people can work on it all day long, and it will never happen.
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When the fun goes out of getting dressed, you might as well be dead.
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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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My mother worshipped at the altar of the accessory.
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I just never want to completely grow up.
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Fashion you can buy, but style you possess.
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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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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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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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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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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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When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else.
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Given the choice, I would spend my money on accessories.
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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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In my view you can't go to the future if you haven't come from the past.
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