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I am more than ever awed and overwhelmed by the monumental talents it was my great, great privilege to work for and with. There is therefore no way I can thank you for this beautiful award without thanking all of them, because it is they who helped and honed, triggered and taught, pushed and pulled, dressed and photographed - and with endless patience and kindness and gentleness, guided and nurtured a totally unknown, insecure, inexperienced, skinny broad into a marketable commodity. I am proud to have been in a business that gives pleasure, creates beauty, and awakens our conscience, arouses compassion, and perhaps most importantly, gives millions a respite from our so violent world. Thank you, Screen Actors Guild and friends, for this huge honor - and for giving me this unique opportunity to express my deepest gratitude and love to all of those who have given me a career that has brought me nothing but happiness.

Audrey Hepburn#2

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker credits mentors and peers for their success and expresses deep gratitude.
In plain terms
I succeeded because others helped and guided me.
What can you take from it?
Acknowledge others who helped your success.

Where it applies

  • award acceptance
  • career milestones
  • teamwork

Putting it to work

  • thanking team
  • mentoring others
  • public acknowledgment

Questions to consider

  • Who helped you succeed?
  • How do you show gratitude?

Another view

Individual effort also matters in success.

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