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...satisfaction that we seek as we live and work at elite universities. Unfortunately, at institutions like Oxford and Harvard, that discussion is conducted only superficially, railroaded by students’ single-minded pursuit of prestige. It is time that we at Harvard, recipients of such extraordinary privilege, abandon that hollow pastime, put our complaints into perspective, and find satisfaction in the present...
...judgment.” He continued: “The terrorists don’t expect to beat us in a stand-up fight. They never have. They’re not likely to try. The only way they can win is if we lose our nerve and abandon our mission...
...supply. Equally ominous, equity valuations remain decidedly unattractive in most markets, especially in places like Latin America, Russia, India and China, which had risen almost relentlessly in recent months. Most equity markets shot up with so little volatility that speculators were encouraged to borrow and bet with ever greater abandon. Now, with confidence shaken by the belated realization that risk is not dead after all, they will be less inclined to ignore the reality that the global economy and corporate profit growth are likely to be far more disappointing than their giddy optimism led them to believe...
...course the evangelical voters who were baptized into politics in 1976 when one of their own ran for President - that would be Jimmy Carter - were more than ready to abandon him when he turned out to be, of all things, a true believing Democrat, in favor of a divorced Hollywood actor who was elevated to political sainthood. Ronald Reagan's divorce and estrangement from children were not disqualifying - adding yet another motive for candidates of both parties to invoke him as their icon...
...Akpan appeared unflappable throughout the performance, a rookie among pros, launching shots with abandon. Only a stirring rendition of the national anthem, he says now, and the presence of FIFA’s distinctive yellow “fair play” flags, reminded him of the grandiose nature of the event...