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...Maybe it was just a coincidence that Attorney General John Ashcroft told us there could be thousands of al-Qaeda sleepers lying in wait among us. But then maybe it wasn't. If the war against terrorism drags on-if there are more attacks-will people find themselves feeling helpless once again in the face of an elusive enemy who hits and runs and can't be found? Or does the threat become a blessing, keeping people united against a common danger and forgiving of leaders who face challenges greater than figuring out how stock-option grants should be handled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summer of Mistrust | 7/14/2002 | See Source »

...very lonely position up there," she says, "You have complete power over the orchestra and you are fully accountable for what goes on-if something goes wrong it's your fault, but if something goes right it's your fault...

Author: By Sarah Paul, | Title: 'Doing a Good Job of It' for BachSoc | 3/18/1981 | See Source »

Johann Heinrich Karl Thieme of Aldenburg, Germany, dug a record 23,311 graves during a 50-year career as a sexton. Though he entered his own final resting place in 1826, he lives on-if nowhere else-in the Guinness Book of World Records...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: The Human Need to Break Records | 6/16/1980 | See Source »

...travel up to 40 miles. Each of its four wide-track, wire-mesh wheels is driven by its own gears and a i-h.p. electric motor. In case one motor fails, it can be cut out of the power system and the vehicle can push on-if necessary on the power of only two motors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Roving the Moon | 7/26/1971 | See Source »

...strike and any logical extension of it. That outlook is one of disregard. Their actions have been devoid of understanding: they worry about keeping the University open, and in doing so, let pass the opportunity for an all-University expression of opposition to the war. If daily business must go on-if it is so important-why not say so and be prepared for the widespread criticism such narrow-mindedness deserves...

Author: By Robert Decherd, | Title: Harvard Administrative Negligence | 5/14/1970 | See Source »

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