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.

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"I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end."

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""If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.""

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"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."

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