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...feel that I operate in two different worlds here at Harvard. In one, I find my favorite classmates and closest friends are those who challenge my opinions, make me engage important ideas, camp out in the dining hall to discuss issues much more complex than we would care to admit. They are the ones who, as I walk away, leave me dazed because they are, simply, so impressive. This world is my moral refuge—and in it there is no real place for my more unfortunate social tendencies.Then there is my other world: the seedier social world, whose...
...trooper job for allegedly beating his wife. The pair is also being sued by an insurance company, which charges that Patterson lied about a one-car collision, in which he hit a tree while driving a state car; Perry and a female officer were passengers. Patterson and Perry both admit lying about the incident in depositions. One reason it was important for the White House to head off any erosion in public trust is that Clinton may well need it in weeks to come as he faces the questions surrounding former real estate partner James McDougal...
...married to his college sweetheart. An earlier generation of South African leaders liked to relax by hunting big game; De Klerk took up golf. One thing that rankled Mandela's supporters throughout the talks was De Klerk's dogged refusal to condemn the principle of apartheid. The President will admit that the system led to injustices, particularly the forced removals of blacks from places legally declared off limits to them. ''That is where it became wrong, where it became morally unjustifiable, where it became an impairment on the dignity of people.'' Even so, De Klerk speaks wistfully about ''grand apartheid...
...which everyone knows is impossible. But while I would never put it past R to achieve the impossible, the real lesson was that the haters will always hate. As sexual scandal petered out, new rumors and public shaming rose to the surface. In 2004, Kelly had the humility to admit that he is too talented to read and write: “For the record, R Kelly is not the best at reading and writing. I don’t have no shame in saying that.” Pundits declared the admissions an “outrage...
...from deep-seated insecurity. No matter what the situation, relentlessly comparing yourself to someone else reflects a lack of centeredness, especially when you are constantly assessing your best friend. Of course, it’s natural to look around a room to compare and contrast (I’ll admit it, people-watching is one of my most favorite pastimes), but it’s another thing to have a friendship based in part on jealousy. You should not feel you need to look outwards to gauge your own “status,” “image...