On this day in 1967 Josef Stalin's only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, defected to the West. She requested political asylum at the United States Embassy in India.
Success has many faces; it need not be circumscribed by a title, a job, a cause. Success is not always "getting." It is more often "giving." It does not consist of what we do, but rather of what we are. Success is not always an accomplishment. It can be a state of mind. The quiet dignity of a home, the relationship of the individuals in that home. The continuing expression of an inquiring mind can mean more in terms of success than all the surface symbols of status.
Lady Bird Johnson
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