Word: successful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...race for steeples. He began as only a fair sprinter and passed through several hands before being bought by Mr. Bruce. He had such an unpleasant temper that starters almost barred him. This, perhaps as much as anything, led Mr. Bruce to try him at jumping. He was a success from the start and won the Maryland Grand National twice, the Meadow Brook Cup. the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Manor Cup. When he was first taken to England, Albert Ober rode him but, after three defeats, he asked to be relieved and Cullinan, a smart little Irish professional...
...previous results of attempts to control women do not promise much success to this project. The traditional last word of Xantippe and the saline perversity of the wife of Lot show that restrictions are not particularly adaptable to them. The objection of the associate editor of the college newspaper that co-eds "waylay and harass the male students", and, "destroy the studious and scholarly atmosphere of the college," are just as vain as the same argument that resulted in Socrates taking up his abode in the public square. At Detroit fifty girls are opposed to two thousand men, but Cleopatra...
...days it was felt that a "terrific line" was essential for success in salesmanship. Today, there are two requirements for success in salesmanship. First, a man should have a clear, alert, open mind, and be honest, both commercially and intellectually. Second, he should have a capacity for sustained, hard work. Under the first heading he should be able to meet his prospect on even ground and discuss his problems intelligently. Under the second heading he must be able to ring door bells, either metaphorically or literally, day after day, always having in mind that the way to get new customers...
...time and energy are great, and if he is travelling on the road he will find that physical weariness is not an uncommon companion. If, however, a college man undertakes sales work and stays by it, building all the time the human contacts which are so essential to success, financial rewards will be adequate to offset any hardship he may have undergone...
...pity that Briton couldn't have lived for years to have enjoyed TIME'S success...