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Certainly, Summers has the intellectual rigor to succeed Rubin. He is often described as being the smartest guy in the room--and generous enough to let you know it. Rubin, on the other hand, may actually have been the smartest guy in the room without letting anyone else know it. And right there is the difference between an academic and a bond trader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking The Handoff | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...DuBois was the man," said Gates, who is also director of the DuBois Institute for Afro-American Studies. "He was the smartest black intellectual in American history...

Author: By Kyle D. Hawkins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gates Discusses New Encarta Africana Project | 4/15/1999 | See Source »

...Cornell senior goaltender] Alanna Hayes tried to clear the zone herself and I don't think that was the smartest move," said Shewchuk, who leads the nation with 46 goals. "She put the puck right on my stick and I just shot for the open corner. She gave me a breakaway...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Playoffs or Not, Women's Hockey Win | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

...extent that females relied on male help in raising a family, the smartest female reproductive strategy may have involved no less treachery than the male one: behave promiscuously, so you'll be sure to get pregnant, but pretend to be monogamous--professing undying love--so that at least one of the fellows will think the kids are his and possibly take an interest in them. Hey, it fooled the evolutionary psychologists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Real Truth About The Female Body | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...decision to buy out his landlord was crucial to the long-term survival of the Kong. To this day, he is revered by local proprietors for his business acumen. Billy Bartley, who works the grill at his father's famous burger joint, gushes, "Mr. Lee was the smartest man. The only man on the whole avenue who owns his own building--that makes him brilliant. Absolutely. The bunch of us are at the whim of our landlord. The guy was a genius...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: THE HONG KONG AN ORAL HISTORY | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

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