People · 1990
Will you succeed? Yes you will indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)
— Dr. Seuss • Oh, the Places You'll Go!
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An editorial interpretation.
The question about success receives an emphatic yes, followed by a strangely precise guarantee. That fraction makes the reassurance playful while leaving a small possibility of failure. The passage encourages confidence without quite making the complete promise its opening answer seems to offer.
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