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When not near a guitar, Springsteen tends to be quiet, serious and very still. With a Fender in his hands, he's a horse that can't wait to run. He loves playing music for anyone, anywhere, anytime. "Ultimately," he says, "it's not anything near a selfless experience. It's very self-fulfilling and revitalizing. I'm up there trying to fire myself up. When the metal hits the pedal--bang!--I got a destination that I am moving toward, and I'm not gonna be satisfied till I get there. For me." Of course, Springsteen's pleasure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bruce Rising | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...even more, and how angry their mother would be if she found out they failed to do something like give up their seat for a very attractive girl on the bus, as if this surefire way to start a conversation with a very attractive girl is actually a really selfless act. But honestly, my conclusions are based entirely on a short period in which I ended up sitting next to southerners every time I rode the bus, and in particular on the behavior of these two roommates from Atlanta who would line up for the bus together every morning...

Author: By Benjamin D. Mathis-lilley, | Title: In Washington's Womb | 8/2/2002 | See Source »

...always appreciated that selfless gesture. And now I realize just how fortunate I was. A Roper survey out this week from Collegiate Funding Services shows that 1 in 5 21-to-34-year-olds said they had to take a job other than the one they really wanted in order to pay off their student loans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Managing Your College Loans | 6/3/2002 | See Source »

...trusty bat and a selfless attitude is all a coach can ask for in a baseball player. Harvard Coach Joe Walsh has all that and more in senior Mark Mager, Harvard’s reliable shortstop and No. 2 hitter...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hits Keep On Coming for Scrappy Mager | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

...meal and when I last got waxed. I can’t even imagine taking care of myself, but...I want to be a mommy, to hold a crying newborn in my arms and know exactly what she is telling me. I want to be selfless and dedicated and give all I have to shape that little being into a beautiful adult. I want to do for her all that my parents did for me—only better, if possible (and it probably isn’t possible—my parents are amazing...

Author: By Elizabeth F. Maher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: My Quarter-Life Crisis | 3/14/2002 | See Source »

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