chair

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I mean, I’m in my 50s, and when I was 15 years old, the mentors and people older than me would say, ‘If you don’t have a seat at the table, bring your own chair.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Strickland, who is Hilton’s campaign chair, swears that he and his former colleagues didn’t plan to take their crusade statewide, but “when you do a great job, other opportunities present themselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

As the late Charlie Munger — the longtime vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway — famously said, “Show me the incentive, and I’ll show you the outcome.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

That said, incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh doesn’t have it easy either, Stiglitz added.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

We huddled there together under piles of blankets, leaving Peter downstairs sleeping in the chair by the stove.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo