230 Quotes by Iris Apfel

I never buy what someone says is 'in' or a 'must-have.' I buy what makes me happy.

I was always known in my industry, and I always enjoyed a modicum of popularity.

You have to know yourself and know what you can carry. If you're not comfortable, no matter how well dressed you are, you're not going to look right. I'd rather be happy and feel comfy.

Creativity is down the tube. And people give a lot of lip service to individuality. I know they all appreciate it, but they all say they would like to do it, but they don't want to work at it, and it doesn't come out of the sky.

The world is always full of promise.

There's different shopping in Paris than there is at a bazaar in Istanbul, but they're all wonderful.

I think I still keep my sense of wonder, which I call childlike, not childish, childlike. I still have a vivid imagination, and I like to try a lot of new things.

You don't find out who you are unless you work at it.

I go out in New York, and I think, boy, you can look at someone and pretty much determine their zip code. Everyone seems to want to conform. I wonder, are they all just button-pressers, on the Internet all day long? I don't know.