Word: restlessness
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...difference lay whether Clinton lied in his Paula Jones deposition, since under that tortured definition of sex, it did indeed matter which parts he had touched, and the President was very careful to keep his eye on the line. If the legal defense was strong enough to corral any restless Democrats, it was not enough to guarantee the six Republican votes the White House needs to adjourn the whole thing...
Even though TIGR was spewing out gene sequences at unprecedented rates, Venter was still restless. Then Hunkapiller called from his office at Perkin-Elmer to say that he had a new, faster machine he wanted Venter to see. What Venter saw was the future: a gene-mapping computer 50 times as fast as anything running at TIGR. With one of these machines, the 1,000 scientists who had spent 10 years decoding a yeast genome could have completed their work in one day. Emboldened by the new technology, Venter announced his plans to sequence the human genome rapidly. He founded...
Carter had a restless mind that absorbed almost anything that came his way. Every President has more work than he can do. Carter may have come closer than any other modern President to mastering his schedule. He got up at 5:30 am. to get at his agenda when he was at home in the White House. Except for a jog, he was on duty until dinner and often went back to the Oval Office for the night. The 20-hour day, seven-day week were not unusual for this ascetic man. When asked about his work habits, he declared...
...happy. He had at last devised a machine with which he could endlessly tinker. The little boy, envious of the placid small-town life from which he was shut out, had become mayor--no, absolute dictator--of a land where he could impose his ideals on everyone. The restless, hungry young entrepreneur had achieved undreamed-of wealth, power and honor. Asked late in life what he was proudest of, he did not mention smiling children or the promulgation of family values. "The whole damn thing," he snapped, "the fact that I was able to build an organization and hold...
...does the press keep calling Kenneth W. Starr the independent counsel [SPECIAL REPORT, Sept. 28]? He may be restless, boundless and vindictive, but he is definitely not independent. Starr's efforts should not be rewarded by Clinton's resignation or impeachment. ALEXANDRE A. ROCHA Brasilia