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“...your zeal to face life's rough and tumble, your ardor to accept the responsibilities of adulthood is hardly congruent with the aspirations of most graduate students...' He shook his head of disagreeable hair. 'I need not tell you,' he deplored, sinking to paralipsis, 'that there resides in almost every one of 'em the unconscious desire not to grow up. For once the academic goal is attained and the doctorate irradicably abbreviated after the name, the problem of facing the world is confronted. The subtlest, most unremitting drive of the student is his unconscious proclivity to postpone the acceptance of responsibility as long as possible.”

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Millard Kaufman
Millard Kaufman

Millard Kaufman, born on March 12, 1917, was a renowned American screenwriter. His career began in the 1940s, where he wrote scripts for classic films such as 'The Great Dictator' and 'The Adventures of Mark Twain'. Kaufman was known for his humorous and witty writing style, which had a profound impact on the Hollywood film industry. more

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