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I tried always to do better: saw always a little further. I tried to stretch myself.

Audrey Hepburn

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Audrey Hepburn
Age: 63 †
Born: 1929
Born: May 4
Died: 1993
Died: January 20
Actor
Actress
Ballet Dancer
Dancer
Film Actor
Model
Philanthropist
Stage Actor
Elsene
Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Edda van Heemstra
Edda Kathleen Ruston
Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston
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Better
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Stretch
Always
Perseverance
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Tried
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