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...People in his lab and also his advisers and friends all described him as a very talented, but modest person," Risinger said...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Kirkland Mourns Apparent Suicide | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

Brian Wilson of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sees Kamath as "the rare blend of gifted intellect and industry encased within a modest and wonderfully pleasant young...

Author: By Kaitlyn MIA Choi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students, Grad Receive Soros Prize | 3/10/1999 | See Source »

...matter of his eight previous arrests for drunk driving. The grumbling began later, when the N.Y.P.D. took possession of a 1988 Acura that belonged to librarian Pavel Grinberg. The Polish immigrant, 28, who had been swerving when police pulled him over, was legally drunk at a more modest 0.11 blood-alcohol level. But he had never before been arrested for drunk driving, and he was still relieved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gotham on the Wagon | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...want to watch a funny, goofy film thatdoes not tax the brain, you will probably enjoyAnalyze This. If you want to be intellectuallyengaged by a mobster flick, rent The Godfather.Robert Duvall has Billy Crystal beat at theconsigliglieri game.Courtesy of Warner BrothersA MODEST PROPOSAL:"No, I won't be asurrogate mother for your triplets!" Lisa Kudrowstruts her stuff for Crystal and De Niro...

Author: By John W. Baxindine, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Analyze This Movie | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...exhibit so evocative and thought-provoking. Divinely Inspiredis more about the seekers, and not so much about what they seek. The collection shows a very human side to this quest for enlightenment and tells the story of the actual morals who contemplate and search for divine truth. A simple, modest sketch of a man bowing in prayer provides a solemn contrast to elaborate paintings of wise teachers in rich robes. Sometimes there is no need for ornamentation. One particularly striking work is a black and white photograph of three ascetics, men who practice strict self-denial as a part...

Author: By Patty Li, | Title: Meditating the Sackler | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

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