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We are so conformist nobody is thinking. We are all sucking up stuff we have been trained to be consumers, and we are all consuming far too much.
Vivienne Westwood
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Vivienne Westwood
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: April 8
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Fashion Designer
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Tintwistle
Derbyshire
Vivienne Isabel Swire
Dame Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood
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The young need discipline and a full bookcase.
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I can't think without my glasses.
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What I'm always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last.
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I don't have faith in young people any more. I don't waste time trying to communicate with them.
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