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> [When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people who are being put in charge of things scares the hell out of him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/when-someone-reaches-middle-age-people-he-knows-begin-to-get-put-in/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

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## More by Calvin Trillin

> [“I am firmly committed to the proposition that whoever is in power is exceedingly silly… And that goes for the opposition as well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/i-am-firmly-committed-to-the-proposition-that-whoever-is-in-power-is/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/people-not-just-reporters-are-more-interested-in-politics-than-in/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [Perhaps we've time to have a look at the Number Thirty-One bus queue before we turn in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/perhaps-we-ve-time-to-have-a-look-at-the-number-thirty-one-bus-queue/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [Irving Wallace family - they have preservatives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/irving-wallace-family-they-have-preservatives/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [“All White House hopefuls we forewarn: You'll have to prove that you were born. Before Trump hits the state of granite, He must identify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/all-white-house-hopefuls-we-forewarn-you-ll-have-to-prove-that-you/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/we-all-know-funny-people-who-can-t-get-it-down-on-the-page-even-funny/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [If bumblebee leavings and stump paste are so good for you, why can't any of those guys (in the health stores) grow full beards?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/if-bumblebee-leavings-and-stump-paste-are-so-good-for-you-why-can-t/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/at-american-weddings-the-quality-of-the-food-is-in-inverse-proportion/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-whom-is-a-word-that-was-invented-to-make/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [Avoid restaurants with names that are improbable descriptions, such as the Purple Goose, the Blue Kangaroo or the Quilted Orangutan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/avoid-restaurants-with-names-that-are-improbable-descriptions-such-as/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [I don't cook. I don't know anything about food. I've never reviewed a restaurant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/i-don-t-cook-i-don-t-know-anything-about-food-i-ve-never-reviewed-a/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [Fairs are good places to eat, particularly for stand-up eaters--which is one of the kinds of eaters I am, although when I eat standing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/fairs-are-good-places-to-eat-particularly-for-stand-up-eaters-which/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/when-someone-reaches-middle-age-people-he-knows-begin-to-get-put-in/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [The interesting thing about class warfare is that it's only class warfare if it's up, not down. If you talk about welfare cheats or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/the-interesting-thing-about-class-warfare-is-that-it-s-only-class/)

[Calvin Trillin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-trillin/)

> [I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-trillin/i-actually-think-of-being-funny-as-an-odd-turn-of-mind-like-a-mild/)

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