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...setting his philosophy in beautiful glimpses of Indian life. His ideas are presented in short sketches reminiscent of Kafka's parables or Pascal's "Pensees." But his advice seems better suited to the Indian peasant plowing a lonely field behind a bony ox than to the American audience for whim he writes...
...teams at this tournament are not really staying at Colorado Springs. They are staying at the Broadmoor. Very few of the players have travelled the three miles from the hotel to the Springs, but if any of them should feel such a whim, there are cadillac limousines waiting just outside the door to take them wherever they wish...
...celebrity expecting a large sum of money, a cab driver, a tailor and a restaurant have refused to take anything at all in payment for their services. From his savings, Van Doren has splurged mildly on clothes and an extra round of Christmas gifts for his family. The only whim he plans to indulge is to replace his 1948 Studebaker with a 190 SL Mercedes-Benz. He will probably invest the rest of the money...
...Senate itself. Popular pressure cannot determine the Senate's course, but it sometimes has made that body aware of a crisis, and in critical times the upper House has moved quickly, lest the deeply respected force of law be shattered. The Senate tries never to respond to popular whim, but to a continuing swell of sentiment it may react...
...Whim of Iron. In Waco, Tex., after she overturned her car, Mrs. Mimmie Moore Richardson was jailed for drunkenness despite her pronouncement to arresting officers: "This is my automobile, and it is my prerogative to turn it over where and when I please...