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Stendhal

"The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent."

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"The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent."

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"Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle."

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"I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself."

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"Those who can't, try: those who can, don't have to."

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"A book comes and says, "Write me." My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate."

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"Between natural ability and education choose natural ability, as it will keep you happy and will fetch you the glory sooner."

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"I have also noticed that when a rider who had confidence in his ability was defeated, after doing his level best to win, always received an ovation from the gathering."

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"Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding."

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