Word: selflessness
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...suggest that free and unfree societies are morally equivalent. Indeed, he offered this assessment of Castro to a journalist at Sundance: “He’s a very driven man, a very moral man. He’s very concerned about his country. He’s selfless in that way.” That’s about as concise a piece of moral equivocating as you’re ever going to find...
...other schools” Harvard truly is, two friends and I ventured southward over intersession to Florida State University (FSU), a legendary name in the pantheon of great party schools. It was my hope that a thorough examination of the FSU body social might be just the selfless act of public service that could reveal by comparison the major sources of Harvard’s social failings and potentially help remedy them once and for all. Even if I couldn’t single-handedly cure Harvard’s party ills through my pilgrimage to FSU, I felt relatively...
Eventually, so does Ray Mitchell, the generous but by no means selfless man at the center of Samaritan. At 42, Ray is a successful TV writer who has turned his back on Hollywood and headed home to Jersey, to the housing project where he grew up and the daughter he hasn't seen much of. He volunteers to teach a writing class at his old high school. For Ray, self-appointed sunbeam is a role he warms to right away. Before long, he is recklessly lending big sums to near strangers and gathering twitchy characters under his wing...
Rich Halvorson recounted his conversion from Buddhism to devout Christianity in his first year at Harvard. In a pitch for prayer, Rich talked about living close to God. In fact, selfless personal advocacy was the theme of the evening. Krish Subrahmanian talked about caring for sick children. Shelby Braxton-Brooks stumped for the arts, leading the entire group in a samba session. Michelle Kuo recruited for the homeless shelter...
...things I love about both kids are, one, they’re very good and two, they’re both selfless kids,” Murphy said...