My Job At Stanford Is Rather Different From The Ones I Had Held Previously In That My Own Ambitions Must Take A Back Seat To The Well-being Of The Students With Whom I Work. - SearchQuotes

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My job at Stanford is rather different from the ones I had held previously in that my own ambitions must take a back seat to the well-being of the students with whom I work.

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