Word: wiseness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...only opens his mouth to change feet." Seeking confirmation as Nixon's Secretary of the Interior, Hickel carefully stifled his celebrated whip-snapping temper and larded his answers with such Capitol Hill bromides as "the Congress in its wisdom." Once he even referred to "its wise wisdom...
...WORLD R. Crumb creates in his comic strips is far more important than the message that comes out of that world. It's a fantasy world: parallel walls can meet there and the characters include a female pigeon named Fred, a not-so-wise old man named Mr. Natural, and a rational, hardworking young man named Schuman the Human. The message, on the other hand, is a commonplace: people would all be happy if they'd only relax and enjoy life...
...Italian Automaker Gianni Agnelli, Contributing Editor Timothy James decided that he needed an automobile. After careful comparison shopping, he chose one of Agnelli's Fiats. Now that he has spent long hours studying Agnelli's operations, James is more convinced than ever that he made a wise choice. He even persuaded Business Editor Marshall Loeb to leave his own work on the cover story long enough to investigate his Fiat's fine points at firsthand. The next day James' car failed to start, and he was late to work. "After all the time and trouble...
...couple of immediate points might be stated: Skidoo is hysterically funny, although many people will disagree and I'd be hard put to tell them specifically what in it was funny. Skidoo is superbly acted, notably by Jackie Gleason, Groucho Marx, and Mickey Rooney, three good and obviously wise...
...pressed the flesh. Last handshake count: 69,725. If urged, Watson will admit that he saved the Postal Department $10 million last year. What matter if the postal service's deficit is still running at more than $1 billion a year? After all, L.B.J. once called Watson "as wise as my father, as gentle as my mother, as loyal to my side as Lady Bird...