If I've communicated complexity, then I've succeeded in an important point.

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I've succeeded in making you feel relieved that I won't be stopping in Scotland.

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They are so sophisticated these days that it's almost impossible to put a twist in a plot that no one is going to spot, but I think we've succeeded with this.

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I've put my weight behind the cause too and I'm happy that in the end we've succeeded in bringing him home.

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But the reason that Massachusetts Republicans have held that office for so long is that, number one, they've had better candidates in the past, I mean William Weld succeeded Michael Dukakis after he had a failed run for the presidency.

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I've been trying to get a movie done for the past 15 years and haven't succeeded.

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