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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were afraid of criticism, this would be the wrong job," he said. "There are easier ways to make a living...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Zuckerman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Policy on Ceremonies Draws Muted Response | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

...clients resonate to Brandt. "He gave me perspective," says Ruth. Before testing, she was afraid that she would become "mean" like her mother. "He said to me, 'Your mother's personality is very different, so if you think the manifestations will be the same for you, you're wrong.' I'll never forget that." The most moving testimony, though, came from John, a married man who deeply desired a child but feared passing on the Huntington's gene. In a recent letter to Brandt's team, John thanked them for providing the "strength and courage" to take the test, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SEEING THE FUTURE | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

...These new super-rich won't loosen up their wads because they're afraid they'll reduce their net worth and go down on the list," he told Dowd. "That's their Super Bowl...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Do We Deserve the Barker Center? | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

...million: Households in the U.S. in which people are afraid of not getting enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 29, 1997 | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

...Hemingway agrees. "Occasionally he would have a special cocktail I prepared for him, and at hotel staff parties he would drink," he recalls. "But he was not a big boozer." In the private Ritz Club downstairs, an employee says, "everyone here knows what really happened, but we're afraid to talk." He adds, "Monsieur Paul was not responsible. He just took orders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Princess Diana: DRUNK AND DRUGGED | 9/22/1997 | See Source »

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