Word: lincolnisms
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Time and value, in fact, have little to do with each other; the good die young, old and in between. It took Lincoln considerably less time to write the Gettysburg Address than it did for the Chinese to build their Great Wall, but given the choice, I for one would take the speech. Kennedy accomplished a number of quite valuable things in his life--specifically in programs for the disabled that helped the helpers of the disabled extend their education. The ripple effect of that sort of public service widens forever...
...single stroke, Biped brings dance, that most physical of the arts, into the digital age, engaging the audience with its playful illusions. It's digital wizardry at its finest, and you don't need 3-D glasses--or opera glasses--to enjoy it. The Cunningham troupe performed Biped at Lincoln Center in New York City last week. It will tour Europe in the fall and return to Chicago, Washington and other U.S. cities this spring...
When he could navigate to the Oval Office on his own two energetic legs, John-John discovered the candy dish on the desk of Evelyn Lincoln, the President's secretary. She recounted to me with great glee how the President tried to enforce the rule of one piece of candy per visit. The rule never worked...
...what I'm doing if they put their mind to it." His advice: work hard, spend sparingly and invest in solid stocks. Dawson once bought a three-bedroom house with a 30-year mortgage--and paid it off in six years. He also once owned a pair of shiny Lincoln Continentals. But he gave up those things 23 years ago when he and his wife were divorced. Today he lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Highland Park, a gritty Detroit suburb. He drives a red 1985 Ford Escort that runs just fine, thank you--though neighborhood thieves have forced...
...flippantly as Sofen laughs off the Union army's wartime atrocities. The most infamous case involved Union Gen. John B. Turchin who looted, plundered, raped and ravaged Athens, Ala., during the war. When he was court-martialled, he received a presidential pardon and was then promoted by Lincoln, sending a clear message that atrocities were not only acceptable, but encouraged...