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VISIONARIES ARE POSsessed creatures, men and women in the thrall of belief so powerful that they ignore all else -- even reason -- to ensure that reality catches up with their dreams. The vision may be the glory-driven daring of a Saddam Hussein, who foolishly tried to extend his rule by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prince of the Global Village | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

The first snowfall of the school year caused several daring first-years to grin and bare it Monday night-literally.

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, | Title: First Snow: First-Years Grin and Bare It | 12/4/1991 | See Source »

Cowan's piece told the tale of an apocryphal Harvard student named Gene Robertson. The story went like this: After losing a game of checkers, Gene decided to spend a few months in his room--not because he was sick, but because he wanted to do something daring. So he...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: The Lost Wednesday | 11/27/1991 | See Source »

The average middle-aged American has lived through astonishingly rapid social change. Civil rights movements have uprooted corrupt political systems and brought security to people who used to live in fear. Higher education has expanded beyond a narrow elite. The structure of society no longer depends on -- in fact it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playwright's Own Story | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

Look at the "issues" that have come out so far in the early beginnings of what is sure to be a most tiresome presidential race. President Bush, in a bold and daring move, attacked Congress as "elitist." No way! Not Congress! But is there perhaps another elitist in Washington? Who...

Author: By Thomas S. Hixson, | Title: Localize It | 11/14/1991 | See Source »

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