Word: understanding
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...come easily, and just when I thought I could safely discard one team, I suddenly remembered a fond memory from my experience. But in the end, I had to make up my mind. Leo Durocher once said, “Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.” I was a diligent attendee—partook of the stadium chow, greeted my fellow parishioners, and thanked the baseball gods for good weather—and through it all I gained a deeper understanding of the game, myself, and the fan I want...
...years, I added, Harvard has constructed a private prayer space for Muslim students, and given Muslim women special hours for working out in the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center. My words fell on uncomprehending ears. I was as powerless as Royal to communicate my beliefs. The two friends did not understand what I meant when I spoke of "cosmopolitanism" or "multiculturalism." In the process of trying to talk about protecting traditional Islamic cultural practices, I had mangled their identities. Yasin's female friends in Istanbul do not wear head garb, or need special times to work out. In many ways, Royal...
Apparently, some enterprising kid made several hundred of the signs last December and sold them for an extremely high price to neighborhood residents eager to show their support for the past president, who the liberal American media “just didn’t understand.” I should mention that these are largely the same individuals who put white crosses in their yards every spring bearing the phrase “He is Risen!” within clear view of the street, so it’s really no surprise that the “Welcome...
...them, “I've come to believe that few people are born great leaders. When all is said and done, the kind of leader you become is up to you, based on the choices you make.” He characterized a leader as someone willing to understand and care for those led, but more importantly, as someone who has “moral courage.” “The hardest thing you may ever be called upon to do,” he said, “is stand alone among your peers and superior...
...unlike other crises, and it's the most serious crisis we've faced and it will have long-term repercussions. It's the end of an era, and there will have to be major adjustments. Those who expect that we will return to business as usual don't understand what's happening. See TIME's Pictures of the Week...