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The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.
Margot Fonteyn
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Margot Fonteyn
Age: 71 †
Born: 1919
Born: May 18
Died: 1991
Died: February 21
Ballerina
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