Word: straightforwardness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...aggressive and straightforward on the field," Luzak says with a hint of modesty. "I'm not fancy, I just want it more than the next...
...leading figure in her field," Professor of Histo- ry David G. Blackbourn said yesterday. "She's very straightforward and very refreshing--rather atypical of a British academic...
Soliciting friends can be awkward, and most recommend a straightforward approach in a casual setting...
...their book, Comer and Poussaint emphasize a calm and straightforward approach. They point out that even black children from affluent homes in integrated neighborhoods need reassurance about racial issues because from their earliest days they sense that their lives are "viewed cheaply by white society." If, for example, a black little girl says she wishes she had straight blond hair, they advise parents to point out "in a relaxed and unemotional manner . . . that she is black and that most black people have nice curly black hair, and that most white people have straight hair, brown, blond, black. At this...
...fact, Ovitz is as close to a visionary as Hollywood gets. And in great measure he is powerful because he is so good at what he does. "Studios like him," says one studio lieutenant, unnecessarily withholding his identity, "because he is honest, straightforward and reliable." CAA is a disciplined, very closely managed organization -- some would say oppressively so. CAA agents must collaborate on projects and share information for the good of the clients and the agency; at ICM it tends to be every agent for himself. Ovitz is a devotee of the ancient Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, whose...