How shall I sum up my life? I think I've been particularly lucky. Does that have something to do with faith also? I know my mother always used to say… - Audrey Hepburn

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How shall I sum up my life? I think I've been particularly lucky. Does that have something to do with faith also? I know my mother always used to say, 'Good things aren't supposed to just fall in your lap. God is very generous, but he expects you to do your part first.' So you have to make that effort. But at the end of a bad time or a huge effort, I've always had - how shall I say it? - the prize at the end. My whole life shows that.

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About Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognized as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Classical Hollywood cinema and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.

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Birth Name: Audrey Kathleen Ruston
Alternative Names: Edda van Heemstra Edda Kathleen Ruston Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston
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Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.

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