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...about how she does her job but says it has made her even more driven. "Now I refuse to let kids fail," she says. "I'm going to bulldoze whatever the problem is and solve it." The bonus money is simply a just reward. "I'm not a money grubber. Most teachers aren't. But people in other professions get raises," she says. "Why shouldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Make Great Teachers | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...Often such interactions would uncover a networker red-handed, as I watched their interest wane with satisfaction as I divulged my concentration (“Physics?! What do you do with that?”). I’d be damned if any palm-greasing, name-dropping, yarn-grubber would squeeze even the time of day out of me, and as a result I seldom initiated any conversations with fellow students...

Author: By B.j. Greenleaf, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Network Aversion | 12/5/2001 | See Source »

...wanted to run for president but just didn't want to turn into a money grubber...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEWSPEAK | 2/11/1995 | See Source »

After all, during the year, Harvard students are tolerant--very tolerant. Some professors still try to learn their students' names. And for every grade grubber, there's a real student in every class, if you just look hard enough...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Appreciate Harvard's Diversity | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...There are two Alexander Haigs operating from the Secretary of State's big office, with that magnificent view of the Potomac River Valley. One is the explosive soldier of opportunity, a two-dimensional television power-grubber who talks funny and scares children with wild words about nuclear explosions and White House guerrillas. The other is a veteran warrior for foreign policy moderation, fighting on several fronts for a reasoned and effective global diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A Diplomatic Dandy | 12/7/1981 | See Source »

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