"Because success is such a weasel word anyway, it's such a horribly American word, and it's such a vamp and, I think it's a death trap."

Death, Success, Word

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"Because success is such a weasel word anyway, it's such a horribly American word, and it's such a vamp and, I think it's a death trap."

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