On the recordNovember 19, 2015
Old people don't do that because they're comfortable or they've become resigned or they become cynical or they're just tired or they're comfortable, and so they don't ask those questions.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “Old people don't do that because they're comfortable or they've become resigned or they become cynical or they're just…”
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall at Taylor's University, Malaysia.
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