Word: wiseness
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...recent Harvard grad working for the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, who asked to remain anonymous because she didn’t want to comment publicly about her company, says that her work commitment totals about 60 hours per week. “Lifestyle-wise, it’s very sustainable,” she says. “You have the weekends for yourself.” Not unlike her days in Cambridge...
...room full of black people, claim some form of intellectual license, then proceed to look around bewildered when everyone in the classroom is glaring at them. Examining sensitive subjects in an academic setting is all well and good, but we’d all be wise to occasionally put down the history books, take a look at the news, and realize that we’re not out of the woods...
...seminar, a discussion of spirituality and womanhood, and movie nights—draws a bigger crowd. But when it comes right down to it, it seems to be the center’s insurmountable flaw that women today simply do not need it. And no amount of money or wise direction can change what is a fundamentally bad idea into so pivotal a center...
...Niall Ferguson's vision of 9/11 from the perspective of 25 years hence was fascinating [Sept. 11]. He was wise to note that elections are not a panacea for the problems of the Islamic world. Ferguson's vision of the U.S. restored to relevance by old-fashioned economic transformation was compelling. We face the challenge of combatting Islamic terrorism while creating a sustainable world economy. We must be able to meet current needs while preserving adequate resources and the environment for our grandchildren. Our economic goals may seem less urgent, but failing to meet them could be disastrous and create...
...Support for Redeker has been widespread - but sometimes nuanced. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called his situation "unacceptable," a message forcefully echoed by French newspapers and teachers' unions. The minister of education, however, said that state employees should be "prudent, moderate and wise in all circumstances" - an implicit criticism that infuriated many of Redeker's supporters...