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Margaret Thatcher

What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.

Margaret Thatcher

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Success involves both a natural talent for your work and the understanding that talent alone won't achieve your goals. It also requires dedicated effort and a clear, meaningful direction to guide your actions.

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