God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.
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Anna Pavlova
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About Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev, but is most recognized for creating the role of The Dying Swan and, with her own company, being the first ballerina to tour the world, including South America, India, Mexico and Australia.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Anna PavlovaNo one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.
Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.
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.
Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.
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.
The right to happiness is fundamental.
God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.
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No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.