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...some people succeed, and some not? The answer may seem obvious. Jim Hightower, the liberal humorist from Texas, said the elder George Bush "was born on third base, and thought he'd hit a triple." A funny crack, but captious. Teddy Roosevelt and his brother Elliott were born to the same privilege. Sickly Teddy overcame and gloriously prospered. Elliott, the golden boy (and father of Eleanor), died an alcoholic disgrace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teddy Roosevelt's Secret | 5/22/2000 | See Source »

...some people succeed, and some not? The answer may seem obvious. Jim Hightower, the liberal humorist from Texas, used to say that the elder George Bush "was born on third base, and thought he'd hit a triple." A funny crack, but captious. Teddy Roosevelt and his brother Elliott were both born to the same privilege. Sickly Teddy overcame, and gloriously prospered. Elliott, the golden boy (and father of Eleanor), died an alcoholic disgrace in his early thirties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Some Countries Succeed and Others Don't | 5/10/2000 | See Source »

RETURNED. SEAN ELLIOTT, 32, two-time NBA All-Star and the first pro athlete competing in a major sport with a kidney transplant; to the court, seven months after the operation; in San Antonio, Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Mar. 27, 2000 | 3/27/2000 | See Source »

...doubt these would sell in Chicago, New York and Boston," says Elliott Zivin, president of Koziol's U.S. distributor, Majestic. "But they're selling like crazy in Bogalusa, La., and west Texas." So much so that Zivin is bringing in 100 more plastic "blobjects"--another nickname--this year. Shopping for household items is no longer dutiful; it's part of a person's articulation of his or her personal style. Everything is an accessory. It could be coincidence that manufacturers started to think more about making household products fun not long after men started shouldering some of the burden around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Redesigning Of America | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

Captain Damian Long and freshman Elliott Prasse-Freeman, two of the four players from Washington state on the Harvard men's basketball team, headlined the Ivy League honor roll in the final full weekend of the regular season...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Long, Prasse-Freeman Win Ivy Weekly Honors | 3/7/2000 | See Source »

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