Word: quit
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That unbending attitude is typical of Ball, who was born into one of Virginia's oldest families, quit school early and moved from job to job in search of fame and fortune. He was peddling law books when his sister Jessie became Alfred du Font's third wife, and shortly afterward Ball was hired as the millionaire's aide Du Pont, a onetime chief director of the family business, had been forced out in a corporate power play and was seeking to build an empire of his own in Florida Before and during the Depression, Ball made...
Another President might have demanded weeks ago that Lance quit. By letting the crisis drag on, Carter raised troubling questions about his instincts as a President and politician. Before making a decision, he hears out advocates with a variety of often conflicting viewpoints. But six of the seven aides closest to him are fellow Georgians. They are hardworking, shrewd and bright, but new to Washington. Notably, the one non-Georgian in the inner circle, Margaret ("Midge") Costanza, the former vice mayor of Rochester, was also the only one to come out publicly against Lance...
...sometimes intensely argued the pros and cons of resignation, there was no rancor. Jordan made clear that he was not speaking for the President, but that his views were shared by other White House advisers. Lance contended that he was being unfairly accused by his critics and that to quit would be to abandon the principle that the mere leveling of charges should not force a man out of office. He wanted a chance to state his defense fully. LaBelle, who sat through all the discussions, was more vehement: Bert should not resign. Nevertheless, Jordan flew back to Washington feeling...
...came here so I wouldn't have the burden of a scholarship hanging over my head," he said. "That way if I quit there was no guilt because there was no pressure to begin with...
Needless to say, Tuke didn't quit. An all-state safety out of St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, he started for the 1974 freshman team at safety and was second on the team in tackles. His eventual shift to adjuster came in the middle of his sophomore year and last year he backed up Lou Rice while seeing considerable action on special teams...