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His daughter Katherine recalled him saying that one needs only three sets of clothing: “one on one’s body, one in the wash and one in the closet ready to wear.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Investing does seem to be an area where there are lessons that usually cannot be taught, only painfully learned on one’s own.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
It’s mostly not acceptable to go about daily life dressed as a matchbox or wearing a bird’s nest, rubbish, or lobster claws on one’s head, even if it is designed by Dior.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
Take the announcement this week from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, which couldn’t have had better or worse timing, depending on one’s perspective.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024
It is an experience that indelibly imprints certain behaviors on one’s brain that never, ever quite go away.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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