Word: wises
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...stick to exploring the proposition that it is the men who are swine. As Samuel Butler advised in the 19th century, "Wise men never say what they think of women...
Some friends remembered how well-read and wise she was, the wonderful conversations they shared about world events, politics, and life...
...Skating-wise, once I get going, I can almost get to full speed," Konik said. "But if I stop and quickly try to accelerate, there's still a little bit of pain there. Right now, we're trying to work towards that last five percent of improvement, which is always the hardest...
...unhappy middle-class people are enhancing dull lives with a homemade role- playing game a la Dungeons & Dragons. They speak pseudo Old English mingled with gobbledygook as their revealing fantasy characters -- a woman warrior for a young lesbian, a lizard with strange powers for a pimply computer nerd, a wise old seer for a tedious teacher and a princess who speaks in tongues for his faded, flustered wife -- obsess about visions and quests. By the end, two of the four are certifiably mad, and the other two are silently miserable. The cause of their downfall is the very thing most...
...after several attempts at rehabilitation, White House officials realize it isn't easy, or perhaps even wise, to try to change the habits of this driven and eccentrically methodical 47-year-old man. If Clinton's work habits are unorthodox, they are also increasingly successful. "He's inventing a new form of chaos theory that works for him," said an Administration veteran. "People are going to have to get used to the fact that this is a different White House. It may look chaotic from the outside. The people who work there may feel it is chaotic...