Iris Apfel Quotes

I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.

Iris Apfel

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Growing up South African, I was comparatively in a world of privilege, especially being the youngest and being figuratively wrapped up in cotton wool by the rest of the family.

Jodi Balfour

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I believe you have constructive accidents en route through a novel only because you have mapped a clear way. If you have confidence that you have a clear direction to take, you always have confidence to explore other ways; if they prove to be mere digressions, you'll recognize that and make the necessary revisions.

John Irving

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My mom calls me 'baby face.' It's very embarrassing.

Stephen Colletti

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The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup.

Lorrie Fair

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What I didn't appreciate about myself is that I'm good at coaching leaders.

Julia Hartz

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There is only one Mariano Rivera. There won't be another person who will come along and do what he did. No one does it like him. It was an honor to catch him and play alongside him for as long as I did. He made my job as a catcher so much easier. Mariano is a special person and obviously a special player.

Jorge Posada

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Having failures in life is important to understand where, exactly, you stand.

Anushka Sharma

LifeStandYouImportantUnderstand

What I read, I read thoroughly and retain almost all of it.

Philip Schultz

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I'm grateful this ordeal is over, and I'm so looking forward to getting back to the job I love.

Paula Abdul

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I love Sutton House in Clapton, a beautiful example of Tudor architecture.

Sharon Horgan

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I will say, nothing in my time in the Senate has more surprised me than senators and House members want to weigh in on everything under the sun, but they do not want to weigh in on a clearly defined constitutional duty to declare war. It just stuns me.

Tim Kaine

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I'm so fascinated by how people destroy each other and love each other.

Khaled Hosseini

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