Word: smarted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other hand, Paul's revelations didn't reveal anything probability couldn't: I'll have two children, one smart; my career will be intellectual-ish; and my libido is on an accelerating upswing. Nothing I couldn't have told you. But Paul's foresight wasn't entirely banal. He told me how to spot Murderer's Thumb--broad at the knuckle, narrow at the top. A statistically significant proportion of death row inmates have it. He also tried to justify his art by citing its genetic basis: apparently 60 percent of babies born with a simial line (when the intellect...
...little white light, he asked where I went to school. When I told him I went to Harvard, I immediately sensed a reaction but was surprised by what he actually said. Instead of hearing the typical "That place is expensive huh?" or the even more creative "You must be smart!" I saw his eyes light up. He started asking me questions about my classes, my roommate, the books I was reading and how I liked living in Cambridge. The longer we talked, the more his positive, dynamic, colorful vision of Harvard became clear...
...future, we hope Harvard students will be smart enough to realize that if they embezzle thousands of dollars from a group bank account, they will eventually get caught. They might as well learn it here before they get to the real world. And we hope that Harvard students will live up to the trust that has been placed in them...
Addressing the issue of whether such moral issues were in the domain of the council, Noah R. Freeman '98 said, "We may or may not want to [be involved in this issue]. But as consumers we are involved, the only question is whether we are going to be smart, informed consumers...
...film?s mad-dash energy is nicely reflected in his quartet of stars," Corliss says. "Wong too is a star of the future, one who has already proved himself a unique voice, eye and spirit of the '90s. You'll have to get to know his work. 'Chungking Express' -- fast, smart and beguiling -- is a great place to start...