Word: ideas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...revolutionary theory Freud put forth, Nicholson said, was the concept of "idea as cause" of mental illness, as opposed to a person's physical structure being responsible for all the irregularities of the mind...
...clear that Harry Evans, Random House's former top dog, doesn't go away quietly. Before the powerful editor abandoned his perch at one the largest book publishers in the country, he pulled off one of the savviest promotional stunts of his career--an idea even more inspired than his Primary Colors campaign. And to avoid direct criticism, he even had some of the most venerable names in modern literature and literary theory do his work...
...Frei knows Chile's leverage with Britain and Spain is limited, but he'll keep fighting for Pinochet's release in order to placate his own military -- a good idea, since the general's immunity was the military's precondition for ending its dictatorship...
...idea that such a brutal dictator as Pinochet should be claiming diplomatic immunity I think for most people in this country would be pretty gutwrenching stuff," Trade Secretary Peter Mandelson said in an interview with the BBC Sunday...
...friends who row find the "rowing is a metaphor for life" idea to be trite, but none denies its truth. Nothing teaches the lessons of life more clearly: the importance of self-directed discipline, of teamwork and cohesion, of sacrifice and toil. Nothing can be so simultaneously frustrating and strangely satisfying. While winning the race is important, equally important is the quality and integrity of the preparation building up to it. And after all that, you still could lose the race by 0.6 seconds--a margin of three feet--as Harvard's varsity heavyweight crew did at last year...