Word: professionalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though now a leader in the profession of full-time image makers, Crisp has paid the dues required to hone his distinctive style. He has made frequent television talk show appearances; has written articles for The New York Times and Esquire; and has penned an acclaimed autobiography, The Naked Civil...
"Equal is a dead word. It's the profession of being that makes you an authority." Besides, he adds, "You are not in competition. Every morning you should say to yourself aloud. Other people are a mistake.'" There is laughter but also disagreement. He tries it another way. "Never try...
The most significant departures were those of Oliver Everett, Diana's private secretary, who left in 1983, and Edward Adeane, Charles' longtime private secretary, who departed six months ago. Everett, a polo-playing pal of the prince's and Diana's cicerone for two years, grew frustrated by what he...
Under cross-examination, Williams admitted that he had tried to bribe former Nevada Senator Howard Cannon in 1979 to block deregulation of the trucking industry. Williams was convicted of attempted bribery in 1982, and is scheduled to start serving a ten-year prison term next month. He acknowledged that he...
All theater is about ideas, but in this century George Bernard Shaw and his disciples have evolved an explicit Theater of Ideas, a vision of playwriting as a means of conducting urbane debates on great issues of the day. In these plays, beauty of language, depth of character and universal...