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to maintain success, stamina is more important than talent. You have to learn to be a marathon runner.

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Joan Rivers
Age: 81 †
Born: 1933
Born: June 8
Died: 2014
Died: September 4
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Journalist
Screenwriter
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Personality
Brooklyn
New York
Joan Alexandra Molinsky
Success
Stamina
Learn
Runner
Important
Runners
Marathon
Endurance
Perseverance
Maintain
Talent

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