Word: respect
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time I have promulgated only two inviolable laws of American presidential politics. One of them is that our respect for a presidential candidate is at its highest just after he has announced his decision to withdraw from the race. The other is that sooner or later every Administration makes us nostalgic for the Administration that preceded it. You can imagine how gratified I am to have seen both my laws demonstrated in recent days. I'm beginning to understand the little buzz that Einstein must have felt when year after year the universe seemed to be steaming along just...
...Here comes the learning part. "She has a wonderful, wonderful grasp of dialogue, but something struck me as slightly improbable," says Lindo. "She said to me, 'There you are on the screen and I respect you, and you step off the screen and come here and criticize my work, and it hurts...
Louisiana tried to take the matter out of the hands of feckless parents like me last week when the Governor signed into law the "Respect Bill," which requires kids in public schools to address teachers as ma'am or sir; Mr., Mrs. or Ms.--and it's starting to sound good to me, because it gets us all off the hook, first-name-wise. Mr. Trey Williams, Governor Mike Foster's press secretary, told me the Governor feels that the use of ma'am and sir should be taught at home, but it isn't. He called...
...does The Nudist feel so often like a motivational speech for Amway recruits? Perhaps because of comments like "There is no true failure in Silicon Valley" or "To create and risk failing is the essence of feeling alive." When Bronson isn't exhorting readers to "give salesmen their due respect," he's reminding us that the futurist George Gilder is always right--technology will prevail. Through Bronson's rosy lens, everyone is boldly striving in the valley, even if it's just for free cappuccinos in the break room...
...hosted with fellow Chicago scribe ROGER EBERT. In September, the Disney-syndicated series will change its name from Siskel & Ebert to Roger Ebert & the Movies, with new theme music and rotating guest critics. Yet to be determined: whether Ebert will let colleagues give the digital seal of approval. "In respect to Gene, we're not allowing other people to use the thumbs right now," says MARY KELLOGG, the Disney exec overseeing the show. "Things may change this fall, but for the time being those sitting across the aisle should not have access to the thumbs." Meanwhile, competing programmers smell...