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Bushism of the Day

Jacob Weisberg
Posted Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at 7:37 PM ET

Book cover"I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure."-- Interview with the Associated Press, Jan. 18, 2001 (Thanks to M. Bateman)

For more, see "The Complete Bushisms."

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Jacob Weisberg is editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy.
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