Word: foolish
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...There’s no question—we need [Toole] out there,” Dunphy said. “He did some foolish things. He’s working his way through. He tries to do a few too many things...
...indulgence.” Is there a slight contradiction between West’s prophetic contempt for material gain and his exquisitely tailored suits, comfortably tenured lifestyle, lucrative speaking gigs and fancy cars? Perhaps. But as Ralph Waldo Emerson (another outspoken Harvard man) once said, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.” Cornel West, great mind that he is, can contain a multitude of contradictions with ease...
...both sides with smashed houses and the odd gutted church. Apart from a few desultory looters?just about everything that could be moved has already been carted away?the only human presence amid the utter destruction is a handful of local Muslim men checking traffic for any Christian foolish enough to return...
...believe its foolish to tell people we’re coming to inspect,” he said...
...lover, Rona Figueroa enjoys more success. Her voice is clear and her line-readings are appropriate for the character. Nevertheless, Figueroa’s performance is so full of wide-eyed innocence, especially late in the play, that Kim appears less sympathetic than foolish. Skie Ocasio, as Thuy, the husband Kim’s parents arranged for her prior to their deaths, offers a performance unrivaled among the supporting cast. Ocasio shines with a powerful presence and robust singing voice. Though he must appear in a painfully bad second act flashback, he handles even that sequence with skill...