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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...quoted me and identified me as a "black leader." I consider this journalistic racism. No one refers to George Wallace as a "white Governor" or Gerald Ford as a "white President." If a label must be attached to my leadership, as a minister of the gospel I prefer "moral leader." Moral leadership, which essentially deals with ideas and values, is a universal category. Black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 5, 1983 | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

Being critical of America's policy and its Government has nothing to do with being anti-American. There are no ironclad rules saying our German policy must be the same as your own. Do you really prefer blatant toadying to honest criticism? And do you still believe that what is good for America must also be good for the world at large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 19, 1983 | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

People with no desire to hang around may prefer chairs designed to take pressure off the back. Among the hottest sellers are Balans chairs, Norwegian imports that retail for $180 to $550. They are actually stools with a seat and a padded knee rest sloped in a way that forces the user to have proper posture. One Chicago distributor expects to sell 15,000 of the chairs this year, up from less than 1,000 in 1979. Another popular item, particularly favored by truck drivers and police officers, is the Sacro-Ease, a plastic or velour car seat that provides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Selling Relief | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

Whether they prefer glamorous health club or old-fashioned gym, the new Spartans strive for improvement at each workout. This objective, which is achieved by exerting the muscles to their limits, paradoxically expands those limits, improving strength, flexibility and the capacity to use oxygen efficiently. Recent studies advise that regular exercise may help stave off heart attacks and clogged arteries; it is now being suggested as therapy for such noncardiovascular diseases as certain types of diabetes (the body's cells make better use of insulin) and asthma. For some people, heavy exercise like weight training seems to slow down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Make Way for the New Spartans | 9/19/1983 | See Source »

...There is no more institution building going on at the Business School... we prefer short-term projects, setting them up and taking them down like a circus...

Author: By Mary Humes, | Title: Spreading the Word | 9/12/1983 | See Source »

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