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People who say you’re just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.
- “The Fact About Progress,” The New York Times (1970-02-24)
- “The Big Problem Binge,” The New York Times (1965-03-18)
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Life seemed to be an educator’s practical joke in which you spent the first half learning and the second half learning that everything you learned in the first half was wrong.
People who say you’re just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.