Iris Apfel
American interior designer and fashion icon
Lasting this long.
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Death & what remains
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Learning to get back up.
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I was the subject of a Celeb cartoon in Private Eye. I’ve a copy hanging in the downstairs toilet.
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Coming back to work after being ill. A year ago I couldn't see that happening. I am still pinching myself.
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The three things I strive for are authenticity, presence and empathy. You’d have to ask my loved ones if I’m pulling them off.
My sister. She is the most loving, positive and generous person I know.
Regrets. That’s no way to live.
I am genuinely buzzed about it! I think we just keep getting better, smarter, wiser, truer, happier.
A good listener.
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