Word: seeker
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...must alter the accepted, morally casual definition of the word "career" from "what one does throughout one's working life, which may or may not be socially responsible." to "what one does throughout one's working life, which is necessarily socially responsible." The career-seeker should seek to improve the world. This goal is not an unintended, incidental by-product, not even a secondary intention. Rather, one's primary intention is to improve the world both actively and directly--as unerringly as the word "seek" implies. All other intentions and by-products, though at times important, remain subordinate...
Moving away from finance puts distance between a job-seeker and Wall Street's unpredictability. Firms whose success is less tied to the market say the dance of the Dow isn't cause for alarm...
...Shah threatening his ex-wife, even though I offered him a bag filled with such tapes. He could have heard the real truth coming from Shah's own mouth, but Lopez listened to only a few minutes of recordings. In addition, Lopez portrayed me as a dysfunctional attention seeker, when in fact I have never sought media attention, though I have cooperated with the media from time to time. I now fear that Ellen Dever and other would-be protective parents, as well as my own family, will suffer mightily for TIME's piece of work. FAYE YAGER Atlanta...
...Jones team Flowers gives an account of how Clinton relied on both deception and government power to cover up his affairs. In 1991 the Governor helped the cabaret singer get a state administrative job. That prompted a rival job seeker to file a grievance with the state, claiming she was more qualified but lost out because of Flowers' affair with the Governor. Called to testify at a state review-board hearing, Flowers phoned Clinton for advice, according to her statement to Jones' lawyers. Clinton told her that if she was asked under oath about sexual relations with him to "deny...
...inspiring people around the world. It was only when a British television documentary profiled the Calcutta nun in 1969 that donations and volunteers began to flood in, and Mother Teresa became a household name. Ten years later she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. "She was not a publicity seeker," said Ostling. "But in terms of public image, there is nobody comparable to her." Her tireless efforts have enriched the lives of the poor; today, the world itself is much poorer for her passing...