In my opinion, motivation, rather than intelligence, often decides how far a person can go in his career.

在我看来，决定一个人在事业上能走多远的往往是动机，而不是智力。

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Unlike Primakov's circle, Lebedev had spent his entire intelligence career in the West, working (like Putin himself) for the KGB in East Germany and for the SVR in the United States.

与普利马科夫的圈子不同，列别捷夫的整个情报活动生涯都扑在了西方国家上，曾在克格勃东德区任职(这一点和普京一样)，在SVR期间则在美国工作。

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I had never thought about a career in intelligence, but somebody spotted me and assessed I had exactly the skills that might interest them.

我从没想过在情报部门工作，但有人看上了我，并评估我可能有他们感兴趣的技能。

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President-elect Barack Obama had a competent, qualified career intelligence official to nominate.

CNN: Commentary: U.S. needs a spy chief with experience

Michael Morell, a career intelligence officer who was serving as the spy agency's deputy director, has been acting CIA director since Petraeus' resignation.

CNN: Obama taps Brennan as CIA director

If Mr. Panetta is to be the next CIA director, he will need to earn the trust, confidence and respect of career intelligence officials.

CNN: Commentary: U.S. needs a spy chief with experience