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Many years after receiving
my graduate degree, I returned to the State University of New
York at Binghamton as a faculty member. One day in a crowded elevator,
someone remarked on its inefficiency. I said the elevators had
not changed in the 20 years since I began there as a student.
When the door finally
opened, I felt a compassionate pat on my back, and turned to see
an elderly nun smiling at me. "You'll get that degree, dear,"
she whispered. "Perseverance is a virtue."
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