A Quote by Francis Ford Coppola

I think it's better to be overly ambitious and fail than to be underambitious and succeed in a mundane way. I have been very fortunate. I failed upward in my life!

Francis Ford Coppola

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Francis Ford Coppola
American - Director
Born: April 7, 1939

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