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Quote by Margot Fonteyn
Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in thei

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike. – Margot Fonteyn

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Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked at magazines, Id practice in front of the mirror and Id ask photographers about the best angles. I can now pull out a smile at will. – Tyra Banks

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