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...effectively asserts that “school spirit” precludes students from being able to critically analyze Harvard, and thus, prevents Harvard from evolving. I find this notion to be misguided. Spirit is not, as Kirby states, “false sentimentality”; rather, spirit helps create passion for Harvard. Crimson spirit can turn loyalty to Harvard into love of Harvard. An alumnus loyal to Harvard may donate money every year, but an alumnus in love with Harvard is most concerned with “what is best for Harvard...
...most effective way to make Harvard evolve is to create a student body so enamored of Harvard that “Harvard’s glory [is their] aim”—and the most effective way to create such a passion for this university is through spirit...
...competent in many things, you don't have the depth of knowledge in any one field. I'm more long than deep. But fortunately for me, the family's interests were already diversified by both business and geography." Along with sports and the family business, another passion Elkann shares with his grandfather is art. The creative dna has multiplied through his author father and painter mother. "Artists have a sensibility that others don't have," he says. "They have a way of reading into the future." And so, in their own way, do business leaders - they just tend to have...
...faithful husband--and reveled in the company of his children. He encountered heartbreaking losses-- the sudden passing of his beloved first wife and his mother on the same day in the same house and, later, the death in combat of his son Quentin--yet his life was characterized by passion and zest and a drive to achieve great things...
...about. Part of what I believe. And then when the election was over, we had a meeting with a group of friends of mine, when I was deciding what I'd spend my time doing. And everyone agreed that whatever subjects we talked about, the one I showed most passion about was the issue of poverty, which was true. I could feel it myself. My feelings now are stronger than they've ever been. It's become very, very personal for me because of the time I've spent talking with people...