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from PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in. I suppose we all realize the degree to which fear and resentment of what is new is really a lament for the memories of our childhood.
Peter Medawar
These true words, from a speech given by the British writer and biologist Peter Medawar, explain a lot of the resistance of older people to change. Have sympathy for them, even when they are frustrating. Remember they feel loss.
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