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...mother, on and off the dole. He shined shoes after school near the New York Public Library on 42nd Street (in the winter of 1940, he sometimes shared the sidewalk with folk singer Woody Guthrie). He was a New York classic, the book-hungry street genius, his intellect so fresh, so vital--and so much fun--because it had been built from the pavement...
...concentrators—secretly think they’ve got a novel in them, or at least a couple of short stories. We’re intellectuals, by and large, and we’re also kind of pretentious, and when you pair vintage Harvard ambition with genuine Harvard intellect, it’s no surprise that creative writing comes up on many students’ “to-do-by-senior-year” lists...
...Moynihan, along with a few colleagues, including the late Paul Wellstone and current Rhode Island senator Lincoln Chafee, were able to win voters' confidence without having to compromise their messages, or their intellect. Whether he was led by political instinct or innate conviction, Moynihan believed fiercely in the importance of serious, multi-layered debate, a skill that continues to dissipate as the daily sound bytes shrink...
Kevin Shea, Red Sox director of Media Relations, said that Woodfork will contribute significantly to a front office that blends intellect and youthful energy with veteran baseball minds...
Franks gets along with Rumsfeld--who doesn't suffer fools lightly, especially if they are in uniform--because he has the right mix of attitude and intellect. More than a dozen senior officers who have worked with him over the years say that behind the aw-shucks, I've-never-had-sushi wrapping is a very well-oiled military mind. In an interview with TIME, Rumsfeld heaped praise on his field marshal for being open to new ideas. "He's intelligent and quick, and he knows his stuff," Rumsfeld said. "He has total ownership over these matters. He cares only...