There is no way anything of ...

There is no way anything of value can be done without some framework. It might well be that the framework is discarded or the rules opposed; that is not important. What is essential is that they exist so that one knows when one is in opposition to them.
 Margot Fonteyn

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The essential thing about mothers is that one needs to know that they are there, particularly at that age when, paradoxically, one is trying so hard to break away from parental influence.
 Margot Fonteyn
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
generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands.
 Margot Fonteyn