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...lack of power. Despite flashes of fine intention and bold suggestion during the past five weeks, nothing really has been accomplished, little really changed. Time may see some of the well-meaning talk translated into action, but time has long since become a luxury. The world has begun to yawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: TOWARD A MORE FALLIBLE CHURCH | 11/15/1971 | See Source »

...could. I would like to say that I always thought it would be interesting to see all those naked men, but actually it was rather boring. (This is not meant to give the impression that real live naked men make me yawn; it's just that Joe taking his clothes off twenty-four times a technicolor second gets monotonous the fifth time around. And anyway, I've seen him before...

Author: By Martin H. Kaplan and Carol R. Sternhell, S | Title: Andy's Gang If You Loved Trash... | 5/21/1971 | See Source »

...most exciting moves in last night's fencing farce between Brandeis and Harvard did not occur on the strips. While the Crimson stumbled to a 16-11 win, a well-shaped girl in bright red pants would occasionally walk to the door and yawn. Most of the eyes in the IAB fencing room followed the red pants, oblivious to the fencing...

Author: By Martin R. Garay iii, | Title: Fencers Beat Judges Squad | 2/24/1971 | See Source »

...after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a common place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww...

Author: By Bill Beckett, | Title: Books Scenes Along the Road | 2/1/1971 | See Source »

PRINCETON-BROWN: Yawn. If you're sweet sixteen now, you weren't even one when Brown last beat the Tigers. Old Nassau has hardly been a powerhouse this fall, but when the Bruins lose to Colgate, I'd say don't bet the ranch on Brown. Don't even bet yesterday's grits. Call...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/31/1970 | See Source »

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