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Anna Pavlova
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“The right to happiness is fundamental.”
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“No one can arrive from being talented alone. God gives talent, work transforms talent into genius.”
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“It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body.”
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“As is the case in all branches of art, success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by dint of hard work.”
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“To strive tirelessly and at all times to reach one's goal — therein lies the secret of success.”
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“To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success.”
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“When, a small child, ... I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong. Happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.”
Anna Pavlova, Russian prima ballerina
(1881 - 1931)
Born: Anna Pavolvna.