“I am impulsive. But, thanks to my father, I learned never to take a decision hastily”

— Mohammed VI of Morocco

Original French: Je suis impulsif. Mais, grâce à mon père, j’ai appris à ne jamais prendre de décision à chaud
Replying to a question about his weaknesses in an interview with Le Figaro–September 2001 http://www.maroc.ma/fr/discours-royaux/interview-accord%C3%A9e-par-sa-majest%C3%A9-le-roi-mohammed-vi-au-quotidien-fran%C3%A7ais-%C2%AB-le

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