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George Bush claims that he had time for deep reflection on the submarine that picked him up in the Pacific (it concentrates the mind to be shot out of the air and lose two crewmates); but Dukakis is not given to meditation, to reading books for their own sake, to what he dismisses as "introspection." His wife says, "I have never seen him read a novel, unless you count Nick Gage's Eleni as a novel." The Army was something to be done, once, like the marathon, in order for Michael to return to his real business...
...reminded that he must dress both down (there is always a raging egalitarian on the committee who resents Oxbridge college ties) and up (someone else inevitably believes there is a correlation between white shirts and intelligence). "Of course you cannot please everyone," Bradbury counsels, "but for heaven's sake, Messmer, at least...
...halfback with the best ball-handling skills on the team, according to teammates, Sasner continually won loose balls in the midfield. By playing a conservative defensive midfield, Sasner sacrificed her offensive totals for the sake of the team...
...Tehran radio Monday, Khomeini said: "We must all be prepared for a real war and go to the war fronts and fight against America and its lackeys. I donate my worthless life for the sake of our victory...
...last March and spend four days living with black families. That too was regarded by traditionalists as a threat. There was talk that white youths might invade the township and attack the visitors. Smith regarded the possibility calmly. "Some people say they may beat us up. Maybe, for the sake of justice, whites must experience what it means to be beaten up." The sense of sin to be expiated is never far from Smith's mind. "When I walk around the township," he says, "I can only cry, 'My God, what have we done to these people? What are generations...