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Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.
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"Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act."
— Andre Malraux

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Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act. — Andre Malraux

About Andre Malraux

Andre Malraux was a Author from France (1901–1976).

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This quote is attributed to Andre Malraux, a Author from France.
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Andre Malraux lived from 1901 – 1976.