Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...what turned Davis into a complete original was his perception of and enthusiasm for the city. Nothing in French art, other than Leger, resembled Davis' syncopated images of urban life. The blaring posterish color- yellows, scarlets, blacks, emerald greens, a high obtrusive fuchsia - and the writhing knots of line, the words blinking like neon signs, the beat and pulsation of the space: this was visual jazz, American-style, and in deed some of Davis' titles, like The Mellow Pad, 1945-51, were couched in the musicians' argot...
Pervading every aspect of life is a lack of concern and enthusiasm. The secretary asleep at her desk and the reply "Gone out" have almost become national symbols of bureaucracy. Government officials are likely to be uninformed and unable to make a decision. A foreign business man complains: "I've wanted to buy things that Tanzania supposedly wants to sell. But the deals have fallen through because no one cared enough or was able to quote me a price." Managers are frustrated by laws making it impossible for them to dismiss or even discipline incompetent workers...
...Western Europe, China, the Soviet Union and various international agencies, which last year totaled about $300 million, has helped keep Tanzania solvent. Officials insist, however, that their nation's difficulties are merely temporary. Explains a Tanzanian socialist: "I know it seems like a mess. The people lack enthusiasm because they often don't have the vision to see the promise of a better life. But that is changing slowly; the foundation is being built...
Holtzman visited the Mideast last December and January during what she called "the heady days right after Sadat's trip to Israel." She praised Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's "contagious optimism" and said she was "very heartened by the enthusiasm of the Egyptians...
Martin said the team's "enthusiasm and hustle" was excellent, and added that a lot of little errors cost Harvard the game...