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"When you're younger, you see the people who are in power and think they must have that position because of some degree of skill. And as you get older, you realize it's not true, that most people in those positions are absolutely inept. And this naturally makes you feel better about yourself."
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Source: Stop me if you've heard this one before. NME Magazine, February 20, 1988.
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