Jaques
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Jaques agrees, but says the responsibility should not all be placed on young people to become more resilient.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Canadian psychoanalyst and management consultant Elliott Jaques is often credited with coining the term “midlife crisis” in 1965.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
All the world is indeed a stage and all its inhabitants merely stock players, as Jaques lays out in “As You Like It.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
On the Buckeyes’ top defensive pairing, Jaques helped Ohio State hold opponents to 1.75 goals per game and blocked 55 shots this season.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
Like Melancholy Jaques, I can note The branchy antlers and the dappled coat Of "poor sequestered stag," and yet not yearn To—make him venison.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various
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