Word: awe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...days ago I was walking down Mt. Auburn Street when I noticed a woman staring at her hands with a mixed expression of awe and disgust. I was perplexed. Then I noticed she was coming from an ATM. She was looking at the new $20 bill...
...raise and lift itself and find its balance. The ship went through a transformation from an enormous obdurate weight to a buoyant structure, free, afloat and adrift. All the raw material that I needed is contained in the reserve of this memory, which has become a recurrent dream." His "awe and wonder" at this sight is recapitulated, more strongly than ever before in his work, in the Torqued Ellipses...
...difficult compositions in all of jazz. "Giant Steps" began slowly--as a tribute to the original 'Trane. The audience could not believe the rapid chords that blazed through the air. As the song ended, bodies that sat at the edges of their seats languidly slouched back, fatigued and in awe. A buzz of recuperation and conversation filled intermission, as a humble figure in black began mixing with the crowd...
...give me words of encouragement. "All right, Gail," she said, "go make history." On and off the track, Florence gave gold-medal performances. She inspired and motivated many people through her speech and words. How many people's lives, when we look at them, make us stand back in awe? In 38 years Florence accomplished what would take others three lifetimes to do. She was a wife, a mother, an actress and a poet; she ran, she taught, she loved. Although she retired from track and field in 1989, she left a lasting mark. She raised the standard of competition...
...know I carry importance not only because I see it in myself, but because it is evident in the eyes of others. Students look to me as a leader and purveyor of wisdom; professors regard with me awe. I'll never forget how Dean Epps looked at me as the Yard grounds crew took down my toilet paper installation hours before Commencement. "What you did here today is indescribable", he said. "I don't even know what to say". He had a note of reverence in his voice he must reserve only for heads of state and geniuses...