Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...voted him, and fellow student Dustin Hoffman, Least Likely to Succeed. A decade of small parts and menial jobs kept him going until 1964, when he scored in the Broadway comedy Any Wednesday. Three years later he made a screen impact in Bonnie and Clyde, and Hackman could finally support his wife Faye and three children from his actor's earnings. The couple were divorced in 1985, after 30 years of marriage. "Acting is a selfish profession," he says. "You have to be selfish with your time, your demeanor, your thoughts, and hope the people around you won't suffer...
None of these facts are in dispute or particularly difficult to come by, but the makers of Mississippi Burning, in their pursuit of a box-office smash, chose to ignore them. In the process, they have not only turned history inside out but have also lent support to a racist myth. Says Seth Cagin, co-author of We Are Not Afraid, a rigorous account of the Philadelphia murders: "The film suits the fantasy of the Ku Klux Klan that the FBI was an invading tyrannical force that imposed its will on the South because it played dirty...
...optimists, including Kudlow and Data Resources' Wyss, believe U.S. businesses will support the expansion by investing a healthy amount in capital improvements. The Commerce Department last week estimated that U.S. companies last year spent $426 billion on new plant and equipment, an increase of more than 10% from 1987. The Government predicts such spending will increase an additional 6% this year. Says Wyss: "Business investment will be one of the strong areas of the economy...
...other friends formed a rotating caretaker group. But, occasionally, one would forget about his or her shift, and the dying architect went hungry until the next shift arrived. "I realized then," Brinker recalls, "that there were people throughout the city who didn't have my friend's support...
...creativity," he recalls. "For me, it was a life-altering experience." Lipkis went on to study ecology and search for ways to encourage more people to plant more trees. "I started a long process of trying and failing," he remembers, as he sought to enlist public and private support for his cause. "Being able to fail is a key to the volunteer process," he adds now. "In their jobs, people aren't allowed to do that. The real joy of being a volunteer is the freedom to express yourself without fear that it will be held against...