Word: tirelessness
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When he died in 1946, Alfred Stieglitz, the great photographer and tireless promoter of modern art, left his estate to his wife, the painter Georgia O'Keeffe. His work as a photographer she shrewdly distributed to the large American museums that could be counted on to secure his reputation. But a sizable part of his art collection O'Keeffe deposited in a less predictable place. At the urging of a friend, the Harlem Renaissance writer Carl Van Vechten, she gave 97 works to Fisk University, the historically black school in Nashville. And she threw...
...alternative vein of American religious thought - the gospel of success. The idea that God intends for Americans to prosper is as old as the nation. A century ago, Russell Conwell, a Baptist preacher, distilled this gospel in his speech "Acres of Diamonds." Through some 6,000 public appearances, the tireless Conwell told his exotic story of a man who left his farm to search the globe for gems, only to die penniless and bereft - while the world's largest diamond mine lay waiting to be discovered on the man's original acreage. In every life, Conwell preached, untold riches wait...
...faster schedule, with big urban states playing a major role in the primaries, should favor a well-known candidate with proven crossover appeal. "It's good for me, no question about it, from a tactical point of view," says Giuliani. Furthermore, Giuliani strategists believe his experience as a tireless campaigner for other Republicans during the past five years is good preparation for a race that will play out in a transcontinental blitz of airport rallies. He knows how to balance exhaustion and exposure without making a campaign-killing mistake. And he has friends in many places. According to Anthony Carbonetti...
...many ways, however, O’Brien and Badaracco will be irreplaceable. We wish them the best and thank them for four years of tireless work on behalf of the students of Harvard College...
...Otis Redding (who called him Omelet), Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler and Cream; in New York City. The Turkish-born son of a diplomat, he fell in love with jazz in his youth, and as a teenager amassed a collection of 15,000 records. A hands-on producer, occasional songwriter, tireless talent scout and mentor to many of his artists, Ertegun--who started with a $10,000 loan from his dentist--popularized soul and later signed bands from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin. Asked what he thought of Curtis Armstrong's nerdy portrayal of him in the film Ray, Ertegun...