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When I Started 70 Odd Years Ago I Was Told That To Be A Success You've Got To Have Talent, Personality And Luck. I've Had 99.9 Percent Luck And The Other Miniscule Percentage Would Be Having Had The Luck To Have A Little Bit Of Talent, Being Able To Stand Upright And That's It. It's All Luck.

-Roger Moore

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When I Started 70

Roger Moore

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When I Started 70 Odd Years Ago I Was Told That To Be A Success You've Got To Have Talent, Personality And Luck. I've Had 99.9 Percent Luck And The Other Miniscule Percentage Would Be Having Had The Luck To Have A Little Bit Of Talent, Being Able To Stand Upright And That's It. It's All Luck.

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