Word: contemplatione
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The paintings of Marden, 36, are almost too simple: they are groups of canvases butted together in diptychs or triptychs, each surface painted one uniform color-usually a drab, dense gray. It seems an inert formula but it is not, largely because of what Marden learned from Jasper Johns-how...
The Watergate episode has vindicated our faith in the collective wisdom of the American people. Public pressure has helped force several vital developments in the case, from the appointment of Leon Jaworski to the collapse of congressional support for the President and his ultimate resignation. Now the public must also...
Rosovsky has devoted this year to learning his job and shaping the administrative apparatus of his office to his own needs, instead of making major policy decisions. He prefers the quiet contemplation of complex issues to the hurly-burly of constant meetings and appointments. Yet the job Rosovsky holds, as...
But Rosovsky has not made these moves purely to give himself more time to engage in contemplation, or primarily to reduce political conflict. Rather they stem from two of his oft-stated predilections: a desire for careful staff work on issues and a belief in self-government of the Faculty...
So Rosovsky had to spend a lot of time talking to people. On the first day of the fall term, he complained that he felt "like a dentist," adding, "Every half hour another person comes in, leaving little time for contemplation."