Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Both Lewis and Sundquist questioned the wisdom of putting Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen (D-Tex.) on the Democratic ticket. Lewis said the decision is "opening up new opportunities for Republicans" in the cornbelt and industrial region, because they are not represented by the ticket...
There is some truth to the hackneyed wisdom that says "in remembering our past, we neglect our future." Jackson has lent personal magnetism and liberal compassion to an otherwise dry Democratic race; he has the faithful following of an important political constituency and some strongly-held policy positions that would only enhance Dukakis' chances in November. Dukakis should forget about the 1960 election returns and concentrate on the ones that count four months from...
Trying to knock down that so-called wisdom, Wheeler listed 92 actors and actresses -- everyone from Marlon Brando to Robert Redford, Jane Alexander to Susannah York -- who have portrayed homosexuals or lesbians and lived to tell about it. He might just as well have saved his money. Not only did his ad fail to produce a star, but Jon Pennell, the young actor who had been signed as the coach's lover, withdrew, deciding that he did not want the role...
...remains a stubborn man: since some hairs won't grow on his head, he mows all of them off. But in ignoring recent calls to vacate the stage -- the loudest coming from Wilt Chamberlain in the bleachers -- Abdul-Jabbar has showed both wisdom and a sense of history. Nobody will have any trouble remembering him at the top of his game, because that's where...
Consider for a moment the blessings of the apple tree. First of all, it is beautiful, not with the upright pride of the pine or maple but with a gnarled and twisted strength that implies the stoic wisdom of many gales survived. And it flowers every spring, with a glowing white fragrance that attracts the inquiries of the honeybee. Once its leaves are out, it provides shelter for the larks and thrushes that sing from its branches. In due time, the fading flowers turn into apples, offering a thousand fulfillments: apple pie, apple cake, applesauce, apple cider, apple butter, apple...