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"As youngsters, we have all been asked by well meaning relatives: What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"As I put together 'my story' it occurred to me that it is like the resumes we prepared when looking for a job..."

"In September 1942, I entered Stuyvesant High School, and since Stuyvesant ran on a split session, it meant I could easily hold down a part-time job."

"An article titled 'Door to Door Deception' in the October 2007 AARP Bulletin caught my eye and brought back a memory I had almost totally forgotten."

"Our memory can really play tricks on us."

"In June 1949, I graduated from CCNY, during July and August, I worked as a counselor at Camp CEJWIN, in September, I started taking classes as part of the newly created Master’s in Education program at CCNY, (known as the Free Fifth Year) and I…

"I still remember the thrill I felt when I was given my first box of business cards."

"This is a memoir I thought I would never have the courage to write."

"It occurred to me that another way of telling my story, at least that part of my story that deals with my work-life, is to look back at all my bosses, from first to last."

"In 1986, my job with the US Civil Rights Commission came to an end."