“My high school wasn't a big public school; it was tiny. There were 36 girls in my graduating class. We were a big group of girls that by the time senior year came along couldn't wait to get away from school fast enough but we loved each other. It's really fun to see the girls at reunions now.” YearsEnoughBigsSchoolGirlFunWaitingClassGroupsHigh SchoolTinyGet AwayGraduatesSeniorPublic SchoolReunionSenior YearGraduating Class Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“Crown Prince Rupprecht, the heir to the throne of Bavaria who commanded the army group facing the British at the Somme, was the senior direct lineal heir of James Stuart, the Old Pretender of 1715. Had there been any Jacobites left in Britain in 1916, they would have had to regard this south German prince as their rightful king.” LeftHistoryGroupsHumourKingsDirectArmyRegardSouthBritishBritainCrownsThronesSeniorHeirsPretender Author:David Frum
“Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and tweenhood is just plain made up.” MadeAgeMovingInterestGenerationsGroupsStageCitizensTargetAdolescenceSeniorArtifactsMidlifeSenior CitizenStages Of LifeInterest Groups Author:Jill Lepore
“We are a very like-minded group, the senior members of this government. The outliers are not very far away from the mainstream.” GovernmentGroupsMembersMainstreamFar AwaySeniorOutliers Author:Tony Abbott
“Having the experience of senior guys around you just makes things easier as they all contribute ideas and set the standards for the group.” IdeasGuyGroupsEasierStandardsSenior Author:George Bailey
“We don't have an isolated group [of senior managers] surrounded by servants. Berkshire's headquarters is a tiny little suite. We just came back from Berkshire's board meeting; it had moved up to the board room of the Kiewit company and [it was so large and luxurious that] I felt uncomfortable.” LittlesFeltRoomsCompanyGroupsMovedMeetingsTinyManagersServantUncomfortableBoardsIsolatedSeniorLuxuriousHeadquartersBoard Meetings Author:Charlie Munger