I need to have a purpose in life and for that I might sacri… - Margot Fonteyn

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I need to have a purpose in life and for that I might sacrifice some of the luxuries that I enjoy; fortunately I am fairly adaptable. I try to be aware, flexible and unbiased in my thinking. If I have learnt anything, it is that life forms no logical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?

Margot Fonteyn

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Dame Margot Fonteyn (18 May 1919 - 21 February 1991) was a British ballet dancer, born Margaret Hookham, and nicknamed "Peggy".

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Birth Name: Margaret Evelyn Hookham

Alternative Names: Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias • Dame Margot Fonteyn • Margot Fonteyn de Arias • Peggi Hookham • Margot, Dame Fonteyn de Arias • Margot Arias • Peggy Hookham • Margot Fonteyn-Arias • Margot Fontes

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