Anna Wintour Quotes

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Anna Wintour

Profession : Editor

Birth : November 3, 1949

I am very lucky in my team. They sit opposite me, and I get to see them every day sitting there staring at the seating chart, not doing much. It is almost like a chess game.

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I'm struck these days by how often people come up to me and ask to take a photograph instead of shaking hands, meeting one's eyes, and having an actual conversation.

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Traditionally, those that work in fashion have always had the point of view that items made by hand have their own aura and are something special.

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Of course there were times, particularly when you travel, when it's very tough to leave the kids, particularly when they were very young. I would try to take them with me when I could just so they could experience and see a little bit of what a work day involved.

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The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly dismaying. This is America, not Saudi Arabia.

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I'm always looking for a cover subject that reflects the magazine, an interest in fashion, in culture, in society. We're trying to bring the world into the pages of 'Vogue.' We do that by tapping into the zeitgeists with our cover subjects.

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I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do, and if that turns you into a perfectionist, then maybe I am.

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I get asked all the time, What do you do differently than 10 years ago, or what will you do differently in the years to come?' In the years to come, I have no idea.

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I don't think of myself as a powerful person.

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There's no point about whining or complaining or screaming.

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Print publications have to be as luxurious an experience as possible. You have to feel it coming off the page. You have to see photographs and pieces that you couldn't possibly see anywhere else.

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I have such an extraordinary platform where I am able to help people. To me, that's the number one priority.

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I went to Wimbledon before I could walk. It's just been a lifelong passion.

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If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.

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Because of reality television and all these celebrities thinking they can be designers, everyone imagines that they can just become a designer, photographer, or model, but that's not the way things work. People have to go to school, learn their craft, and build a brand - that's the right, healthy way to do things.

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I learned how important it is to lead and be decisive and to, in a way, empower other people to do their best.

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In my own personal career, I have felt almost the most difficult thing to deal with is someone who doesn't tell you what they are thinking.

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Fashion, which often seems to be on a path to be bigger, more Instagram-ready, can also achieve its best through sincerity.

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There are so many causes that you care about, but one can't change or take on the world, so one has to really focus on where you feel you can - to use a very overworked phrase - truly try to do something to make a difference.

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We are in a gender-fluid generation.

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