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Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king energy and no talent and you are still a prince talent and no energy and you are a pauper.

Jeffrey Archer

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Jeffrey Archer
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 15
Member Of The House Of Lords
Novelist
Playwright
Politician
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Jeffrey Howard Archer
Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare
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