“I asked my parents for permission to study in America and they were so sure that I wouldn't get in and get a scholarship that they encouraged me to try. So I applied to Yale and got an excellent scholarship. I then worked for the Boston Consulting Group for six and half years.” TryingYearsAmericaParentHalfStudyGroupsSixExcellentPermissionBostonScholarshipYaleConsultingHalf A Year Author:Indra Nooyi
“A large number of suspects, both men and women, escaped martial law for lack of any shred of evidence against them on which a court-martial could convict. So they began setting them free in groups, according to their birth-place. But half-way, the car-load would be emptied into a ditch.” MenWayWould BeLawNumbersHalfGroupsCarBirthEvidenceMen And WomenCourtSettingSettingsSuspectsLoadLarge NumbersConvictsHalf WayBirth PlaceMartial Law Author:Georges Bernanos
“I do not think he [Reagan] put names and faces together but for a small group of people. There were a few, perhaps half a dozen reporters, that Reagan recognized, including my colleague Lou Cannon, and some from television and the wire services. The rest of us were faces.” PeopleThinkingTogetherFacesNamesHalfGroupsTelevisionIncludingDozenReportersColleaguesWireSmall GroupsCannons Author:David E. Hoffman
“Prior to being allowed to enter the profession, prospective teachers should be asked to talk with a group of friendly students for at least half an hour and be able to engage them in an interesting conversation about any subject the prospective teacher wants to talk about.” WantShouldAbleHoursInterestingHalfTeacherGroupsSubjectsStudentsPerspectiveConversationProfessionFriendlyInteresting Conversation Author:William Glasser
“Over the past few years, the Supreme Court was six times more likely to accept cases from an elite group of 66 lawyers than it was from more than 99 percent of those who petitioned the court. That's the finding of a recent Reuters special report called "The Echo Chamber." It illustrates how almost half the appeals accepted by the court over a nine-year period came from this cadre of elite lawyers--many of whom have personal connections to the nine justices.” YearsPastJusticeHalfAcceptingCasesGroupsSpecialPeriodsSixFindingsPercentConnectionsCourtLawyerAcceptedSupremeNineAppealsReportsElitesEchoesSupreme CourtChamberOver The PastNine YearsPersonal ConnectionCadre Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is and should remain a requirement for citizenship.” ShouldLiteratureBornHalfGroupsAdultsPopulationProportionRequirementsCitizenshipHispanicProficiency Author:Linda Chavez
“Jewish women are very exciting, as exciting sexually as any other group. Even so, my advice to a young man marrying a Jewish girl would be to have three and a half years of foreplay. Of course, most girls in every group are reserved about getting down to it. They don't usually do it right away. But once they do it, women are bananas. They don't wanna do it, you can't make them do it, there's no way they'll do it - but once they do it, they don't let you alone.” MenWayYearsWould BeYoungGirlThreeCoursesHalfGroupsAdviceExcitingYoung ManReservedSexuallyBananasMarryingHalf A Year Author:Mel Brooks
“I became part of a little study group in community college and started caring about strangers. It gave me insight into what an asshole I was. I saw that I had only lived half of a life.” LittlesCommunityHalfStudySawsGroupsCollegeStrangerInsightCaringCommunity CollegeStudy Group Author:Dan Harmon
“"[Lawyers who file class-action securities suits] is not a group you would want to marry into your family. "That said, more than half the time the people being sued by the Lerach firm are guilty of outrageous conduct. The problem is, they don't mind (suing) the other half. They are an equal opportunity litigator."” PeopleWantMindSaidProblemActionOpportunityHalfClassGroupsSecurityEqualLawyerGuiltySuitsFirmOur FamilyFilesOutrageousOther HalfEqual OpportunitySuingLitigators Author:Charlie Munger
“There's a one in six billion chance you're gonna find your soul mate. But, maybe, your perfect soul mate is actually three or four half perfect people. How far are you willing to go to actually find that perfect somebody... ies. If you're not willing to make a group of people your soul mate then you'd better plan on being alone. You'll always have television.” PeopleIfsSoulThreeChancePerfectHalfFourPlansGroupsTelevisionWillingSixBillionsYour SoulMatesSoul Mate Author:Christopher Titus