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What I Hate Most In Life Are People Who Are Not Really The Peach Of The Day But Who Want To Be Young And Sexy. You Can Fool Nobody. There Is A Moment When You Have To Accept That Somebody Else Is Younger And Fresher And Hotter. Life Is Not A Beauty Contest.

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What I Hate Most

Karl Lagerfeld

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What I Hate Most In Life Are People Who Are Not Really The Peach Of The Day But Who Want To Be Young And Sexy. You Can Fool Nobody. There Is A Moment When You Have To Accept That Somebody Else Is Younger And Fresher And Hotter. Life Is Not A Beauty Contest.

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