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...Some believe the administration should act as our parental figures, knowing what’s best because we don’t have the foresight or wisdom yet to decide. I disagree. When I once refused to eat broccoli, my mother didn’t say: “eat it because I say so.” Instead, she discussed with me the pros and cons of broccoli-eating. Now I love that delicious fibrous vegetable...
...time for the establishment of a Palestinian state," and pledging that "we are not going to tire until I have given my last ounce of energy and my last moment in office" to that effort. But doubts linger about what she can deliver, and even about the wisdom of going to Annapolis when failure could cost Abbas what little support he has left...
...Supposedly a thoughtful and enlightened institution, the College is acting with all the wisdom and grace of a drunken freshman. But worst of all, the crackdown seems to be less about safe drinking than about College’s desire to cover its legal arse...
...indebted to my three predecessors, sitting behind me, for joining me today. But I am grateful to them for much more – for all that they have given to Harvard and for what each of them has given so generously to me—advice, wisdom, support. I am touched by the greetings from staff, faculty, students, alumni, universities, from our honorable Governor, and from the remarkable John Hope Franklin, who has both lived and written history. I am grateful to the community leaders from Boston and Cambridge who have come to welcome their new neighbor...
...hopes to evoke the hidden beauty of the time-worn Mayan ruins. During the workshop, Takeuchi not only chiseled a previously untouched porcelain block for onlookers, but also threw a small cup and large bowl on a potter’s wheel. While working, he offered general words of wisdom to those watching him, but remained humble as well. “In the past, you may have had famous visiting artists,” Takeuchi said. “I’m just new and emerging and I may not do as good of a job as they...