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...started in pinstripes, most notably as the founder of the private equity firm Bain Capital. His eye for markets—invisible to conventional wisdom—spurred him to back hopeless startups like Staples, Domino’s Pizza, and Sports Authority. CEO Romney grew an initial $37 million and seven-person staff to an impressive $4 billion and 115-person staff. During his fourteen-year tenure, Romney averaged an annual internal rate of return on realized investments of 113 percent...
...idea that heritage studies is simply navel-gazing by another name has plagued ethnic departments since the 1960s. “Some reactions were that there’s a hopeless compromise here—you cannot have a rigorous program of study if the people are only in it to find their roots,” says Machinist. Jayne Professor of Government and Professor of African and African American Studies Jennifer L. Hochschild explains that a liberal arts education must “get you outside of yourself” so that you learn to think about a wide...
...English demeanor, Deborah Kerr gave a sultry performance that earned her a spot in history as one of Hollywood's premier sex symbols. Too tall to pursue her first love, ballet, Kerr also made her mark in roles like the starched governess in The King and I and a hopeless romantic in An Affair to Remember. She was nominated for six Oscars but never won. The Academy finally granted her an honorary Oscar in 1994 in recognition of her "perfection, discipline and elegance...
...Before, it used to be a more close-knit club, because so little was getting made.” “I always like to look for the hopeful parts,” the self-proclaimed optimist said.“I like to look at the more hopeless parts,” Deutch responded dryly. He pointed to studios’ growing reliance on the bottom line, which he said caused them to overlook seminal films in favor of blockbusters. He said of the climate when he started directing, “If you made a cool movie...
...human dignity) and some more particular (about living up to the best in German history). None of these arguments would necessarily persuade the Nazi, but we can’t know until we try.11.FM: Could you tell Voldemort that the Dark Arts are wrong?MJS: That would be a hopeless task, even for a philosopher.12.FM: You’ve taught “Justice” to well over a 10,000 people, many of whom are or soon will be pretty influential. What if your theories are wrong and there are 10,000 people powerful walking around the world...