Word: manners
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Makiya, he said, “has stood for his convictions, and paid the price for his convictions, and has always, in every way, behaved in an honorable manner...
...said. “It’s rather that he didn’t listen to the voices in the academy who were explaining why it [war] was a foolish idea.” “I think I phrased it in a manner that could have been improved,” Ignatieff said. “You can have a very shrewd sense of reality in any environment. Harvard doesn’t give you a privileged view of the world. You can get it wrong at Harvard. You an also get it right at Harvard...
...Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appears intent on avoiding such mistakes. He pledged during recent congressional testimony to "act in a timely manner as needed to support growth and provide adequate insurance against downside risks." And Fed actions speak louder than words: the 1.25 percentage point reduction in the overnight policy rate at the end of January was the most rapid cut by the U.S. central bank in recent history...
...original seven deadly sins--pride, gluttony, melancholy (which was dropped in the 17th century in favor of sloth), lust, greed, envy and anger--which among them could account for virtually all the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind. Anger gives rise to violence; gluttony to waste; pride to every manner of tragedy and hurt. They were judged sufficient for the past 15 centuries, ever since they were cataloged by Pope Gregory the Great, with an assist from Thomas Aquinas and Dante...
Many alumni had returned for the event. and were invited on stage to show they could still move a room even after they had left college. The talent in the room was juxtaposed with an easy informality as the artists introduced their songs and fellow performers in a warm manner...