Word: deed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...provide daily guidance. Instead, one must look to the greatness, large and small, that he displayed throughout his life. Many Harvard students, like Churchill, have boundless and justifiable ambition. As they prepare for their lives, they should be mindful that greatness, as Churchill shows, comes not from any particular deed, but from one's life itself. Hence, the reason to celebrate Churchill above all on his birthday: We celebrate his life, not any one deed, as the true measure of his greatness. As Antony said of Brutus, "This...
...longer. A few weeks ago, five black steps appeared. Dusted in footprints, but still mud-free enough to showcase their newness, the steps have proven popular. Strangely though, no one seems to want to take credit for the deed. Loews denies installing the steps and the Fresh Pond Shopping Center's legal consultant, William M. O'Brien, declines to comment at all on the matter. Vivian, a ticket seller at the movie theater, was cut off by her superiors before she could reveal what she knew, but acknowledged that the stairs are gaining a following. "It was about time they...
...take notice, realize just how much water has passed beneath the bridge. Also: A grander grandeur accrues to the long-past achievement as we reflect on how many human generations have come and gone in the interim ? not only how frail is the flesh, but how rare was the deed. Such a bygone event, hearkened, creates nostalgia and longing. That must have been wonderful, to be in audience as those fathers bravely brought forth...
...better ways to invest my resources. Hunger and homelessness are serious problems with deep structural roots that are not going to be resolved by flipping quarters into cups, and if by reaching into our pockets and dropping those few coins we feel satisfied with ourselves and our good deed for the day rather than brimming with rage that our society of such affluence does not provide the affordable housing, living wage jobs, and basic medical services that all people, both housed and unhoused, so desperately needed; if that smugness allows us to feel complacent in our sheltered, privileged bubble...
...just overwhelmed by this act of generosity to the school and to me," Murphy said. "I have no idea who contributed or how the deed was done. I'm grateful to Liz and John [Hobbs, campaign co-chairs] for sharing the secret so I avoided crying in public...