Quote by James Wood

I was really bright as a kid and tested well, and it was clear that I was going to get scholarships to any schools I wanted. My dad always said I could be an engineer at that time it was the elite of society: steady job, working in science, which was then the answer to every problem we had. It was kind of a mandate. Kind of a dream he had for me.

I was really bright as a kid and tested well, and it was cle

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In this quote, the speaker recalls their childhood experience of being highly intelligent and achieving good academic success. Their father had believed in their potential and envisioned them becoming an engineer, as it was regarded as a prestigious profession offering stability and a solution to societal issues. The father's aspiration for their child's future can be seen as both a strong encouragement and a predefined goal imposed on them.

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