Word: focusing
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...once said Paul Newman is an example of the longevity few actors achieve. What does the future hold for you? -Ed Flood, Havertown, Pa.Most actors don't get that kind of time in the spotlight, so the trick is to focus more on writing and directing. My hope is that as time goes on and people want to see less and less of me onscreen, which happens to everybody, I'll be able to direct...
...gripped the nation since Deng Xiaoping launched China's economic reforms in the 1980s--and that is now blamed for a brand of unfettered capitalism that has spawned everything from adulterated medicine to semislavery. Instead, the President and his allies have promoted policies that emphasize social stability and focus on the millions of Chinese left on the margins of the boom. He has his eye on his legacy. "Personally, I found Hu to be a very serious man," says Michael Green, a former U.S. National Security Council official under President George W. Bush. "You get the sense that he feels...
...assumed responsibility...for verifying that underage students will not be reimbursed for purchasing alcohol,” he wrote. He continued, “it is quite apparent that the UC Party Grant program, in practice, has funded parties where the focus is on drinking...
...sheepish to get up in students’ proverbial grills, but not you. I guess he didn’t have your strong record as a museum curator. I know it was probably shocking to you to discover that there are some college parties where “the focus is on drinking.” But what is shocking to me is your implication that drinking is not a student activity. What more universal activity is there for students? It builds endurance (chugging), teamwork (kegstands), and general fortitude (waking up the next morning). Can an afternoon with PBHA deliver...
...really did listen, more than Presidents often do. He also asked questions. One sounded lofty, yet it resonated with those of us seated around the room: "How do I speak to the soul of America?" My answer to that was simple: Focus on the children. Their plight is our shame, I told him, and their promise is our future. Reach them and you reach our soul. Bush nodded in agreement. The conversation was rich and deep for more than an hour and a half...