EntrepreneurAccording to Shirley Williams (the Baroness Williams of Crosby), British Prime Minister Tony Blair once related a story about George W. Bush:
After a discussion about economics with Blair and French President Jacques Chirac, Bush allegedly turned to Blair and remarked, "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for 'entrepreneur.'"
[Alastair Campbell, Blair's director of communications and strategy, later denied that he had told this story.]
[Trivia: According to a medical report, nearly one in four French people were on tranquillizers, antidepressants, anti-psychotics or other mood-altering prescription drugs in 2003.]
Bush, George Walker [George Bush, Jr] [Dubya] (1946- ) American politician, Texas governor (1995-2000), 43rd President of the United States (2001- )
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