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## Transcript

Ambition or ambitious. Are you ambitious? I would say no. First of all because like Samantha I feel that is a total, I just hate the word, I think it is impolite. I don't like what it denotes at all. I don't know if it is because I had southern parents I just All of those psychological issues that your poll reveals, I possess. [ LAUGH ] And yet, And yet, Look at you. But am I hard working? Yes, and I'm proud of that. And I think I've been goal oriented. And the one thing I would copt to being ambitious about is not failing. And that is the only thing that has stuck with me from the beginning. I'm not ambitious to accomplish one thing or another.

I'm ambitious to not fail at whatever it is before me. And that fear of failure has been the thing that has driven me. I honestly, I gave a graduation speech a couple years ago and one of my big things was Fear is good for you. And I don't know if that's actually a great message, so feel free to disregard it. [ LAUGH ] But fear has been good for me because it really kept me on my toes. And I just wanted to make sure, whether I'm interviewing President Obama or Ambassador Power, whoever, that no one will be more prepared. I will not ask a question that I can't back up with facts. All of that is all driven by fear of failure.

And so

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