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Anna Wintour DBE: 5 Powerful Quotes From The US Vogue Editor On Being Successful

We can all be inspired by them.
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Style Writer, The Huffington Post UK

Anna Wintour has received the highest honour - Dame Commander (DBE) - in the the New Years Honours 2017 list.

The editor-in-chief of US Vogue has already received an OBE for her services to the fashion industry in 2008, but her new title is the female equivalent to knighthood - given to British nationals based abroad.

In case you needed any more proof Wintour is an absolute boss, we’ve compiled her five most powerful quotes to celebrate her awe-inspiring success.

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Jeffrey Mayer via Getty Images

“I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.”

- Anna Wintour to CBS News
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Gonzalo Marroquin via Getty Images

“I think everyone should get sacked at least once. It was definitely a good thing for what it taught me.””

- Anna Wintour to Alastair Campbell
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Andrew Toth via Getty Images

“What people hate the most is indecision. Even if I’m completely unsure, I’ll pretend I know exactly what I’m talking about and make a decision."”

- Anna Wintour to WWD
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Timur Emek via Getty Images

“I want our [Vogue] readers to be energetic executive women, with money of their own and a wide range of interests. There is a new kind of woman out there. She’s interested in business and money."”

- Anna Wintour to Hazine
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Christian Vierig via Getty Images

“If you’re an overnight sensation, you can be yesterday’s news in no time, whereas building something slowly and carefully that has value and quality, that’s what’s going to have legs."”

- Anna Wintour to Teen Vogue

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Anna Wintour Style Evolution
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British-born editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour arrives to attend the Burberry Prorsum 2013 spring/summer collection catwalk show at London Fashion Week in London on September 17, 2012. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/GettyImages) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Anna Wintour attends the front row for the Roksanda Ilincic show on day 5 of London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013, at Savoy Hotel on September 18, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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MILAN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 22: Anna Wintour, editor in chief of American Vogue attends the Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2013 fashion show as part of Milan Womenswear Fashion Week on September 22, 2012 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Lanvin: Arrivals - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2013(31 of33)
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PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27: Anna Wintour arrives for the Lanvin Spring / Summer 2013 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at on September 27, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 15: Editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour and Bee Shaffer attend the Michael Kors- Golden Heart Gala at Cunard Building on October 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Michael Kors) (credit:Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour arrives at LACMA 2012 Art + Film Gala at LACMA on October 27, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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