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Just because you're from a city ten miles outside of St. Paul. It doesn't mean you don't read magazines, or the incredible Internet, and what's going on in the world. I never, ever take a client, or women, for granted.

Vera Wang

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Vera Wang
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 27
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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I make things of my own that aren't that glam, but I'm not known for that, which has always been a bit of a frustration for me.
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Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.
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Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, which helped my own skating. And whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror.
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In the end, it’s not about failure, it’s about how much you love what you do.
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When brides ask me, What's the best advice you can give me on my wedding day? I always have the same answer: Be yourself. Someone's marrying you, they love you for who you are, and they don't want you to be someone else.
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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Brides today are increasingly sensitive to the tastes, feelings and finances of their attendants.
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