When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing … - Calvin Trillin

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I used to think success would be sustainability. Not being behind the eight ball.

Calvin Trillin

When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people who are being put in charge of things scares the hell out of him.

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