Word: asking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...continued a habit he had taken up in college, asking strangers about their life: Excuse me, are you happy? Tell me your story. It was a way to learn about the world, a way to come out of his shell, a way to build his network of elite supporters. "One of the first things he did was ask me about my life," says John Roos, a Bradley fund raiser and partner at a powerful Silicon Valley law firm. "Who I was, what I thought was important. I was extremely surprised...
Riding across the plains in Bradley's van, I ask him if it wouldn't be more honest--less packaged--to admit that he switched positions on ethanol in order to stay alive in Iowa. He does his best to seem offended. "What am I supposed to say," he sniffs, "'All you family farms should go bankrupt?'" The van pulls into the parking lot of Bradley's motel. "My little bit o' heaven," he says, stepping out and gathering up his papers. His staff members are staying at another motel. And so, with a little wave, he escapes again into...
...issue is, How well can anyone ever know another person," Bradley asks, "if they only know that person in a public context?" We're sitting on the second floor of a cheerful bookshop in North Conway, N.H., sparring about the politician's obligation to reveal himself. Though Bradley's speeches trumpet bits of his glittering biography, he hates surrendering his story to others--especially to reporters who, he feels, take "snippets" and use them to draw wild conclusions. I ask if people have a right to learn about those who would be President. "That's more so today than...
Like many frugal hotel entrepreneurs today, Schrager's formula is to "reinvent" dilapidated structures instead of building from scratch. He has made an art form of saving money with style--making industrial-quality fixtures look fashionable. He never skimps on attitude, though--ask anyone who has been chided for trying to move the carefully arranged pool chairs at Los Angeles' Mondrian. Schrager stages casting calls and hires aspiring actor-models to play the help; the snooty service can be unimpressive to customers who lack agents...
...successful parent-teacher conference is to be well prepared. Even if your first meeting is weeks away, start thinking about it now. Ask your child what concerns he has about school and what is going well. Write down your questions--about, say, the volume of homework or the class bully--in order of priority, because you'll probably be squeezed for time. Your child's teacher will start the meeting but should not dominate it. She should be prepared with samples of your child's work and should present your child's positive qualities along with the areas in which...