MYSQL question - AND or OR?

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Which is a better way to select ans and quest from the table?

SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE option='ans' OR option='quest'";

OR

SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE option='ans' AND option='quest'";

Thanks so much!

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