One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation.

Jessye Norman
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  1. Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.

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  5. I knew that I was loved. And that's such an important thing. And, of course, at such an early age, you take it for granted. Of course your parents love you. Of course Mrs. Hubert across the street loves you and your godmother loves you...

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