230 Quotes by Iris Apfel

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    I’m a great believer in common sense, and the older I get I see that common sense is not that common.

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

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    I live in the 17th century. I don’t have a computer. I don’t look at the internet. I use a cellphone, and that’s about my only connection to the modern world.

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    You can’t try to be somebody you’re not; that’s not style.

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    I’m not a minimalist, as I’m sure you’ve noticed.

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    My look is either very baroque or very Zen - everything in between makes me itch.

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    I'm a hopeless romantic. I buy things because I fall in love with them. I never buy anything just because it's valuable.

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