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I used to work with two men who had Ph.D's, both in computer science. Absolutely brilliant men, neither of whom cared if I called them "Doctor" or "Mr" or just by their first name. Humility, it seems, is rare among them, but I've been blessed to work with some great ones.

One of them, the younger gentleman, said to me of his 12 years of education for his Ph.D, "Looking back on it, it should be a crime to have spent that much time on education."