The same goes for postdocs as well.

Bart: look at me, I’m a grad student! I’m 30 years old and I made $600 last year!

Marge: Don’t make fun of grad students. They just made a terrible life choice.

The Simpsons, season 16 I guess.

… though they were doubtful that the West would intervene militarily here for any reason… among such people, dropping bombs on a city the size of Belgrade gave the West credibility. It was the kind of aggression that locals have seen often through their history, and could respect.

Robert Kaplan, Eastward to Tartary, page 262.

Lisa is at a crucial juncture. If she doesn’t see her father as a positive role model, she could hate men for the rest of her life.

The Simpsons, Season 17.

To overcome her neglect, Lisa had to suppress her childhood fears.

The Simpsons, Season 17.

“My brother was always more of an outdoor type, so he went for care of magical creatures. Play to your strengths, Harry.”

Percy Weasley, Harry Potter, Book #2, page 252.

Some people are still doing the process of soul searching, even at 45-50. It’s OK to soul search at any age, but it’s embarrassing to soul search something that was supposed to be done by 22, tops.