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Word: yourselfing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Maybe there's something worth saying in this: You can destroy a show like Pacific Overtures the day after it opens, or you can make a big hit out of it--and I suppose "hit" is the unfortunate word; a success for yourself out of it. Sure we're having...

Author: By James Ulmer, | Title: Hal Prince: All the World's a Musical | 12/2/1975 | See Source »

The answer, instead, is what Hougan calls decadence, which in turn, despite its bad name, is actually a kind of style, "multi-dimensional, coherent and complex." It involves making choices in a flamboyant and self-indulgent way--the best way to spend one's time while waiting for the chaotic...

Author: By Nick Lemann, | Title: Decline and Fall | 12/1/1975 | See Source »

It's a treat, being a long-distance runner, out in the world by yourself with not a soul to tell you what to do. --Allan Sillitoe, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Fitzsimmons Takes Success in Stride | 11/26/1975 | See Source »

"Sometimes when you're running well, you're just gliding along, you're alone, and you're at peace with yourself," the Mansfield, Conn., native explains. "It's a feeling of exhilaration."

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Fitzsimmons Takes Success in Stride | 11/26/1975 | See Source »

"It's not at all rare. You build yourself up so strongly for that one thing and then suddenly it's done."

Author: By Clark Mason, | Title: Peril and Stress of Mountain Climbing Told As Scientist Recalls Everest Expedition | 11/26/1975 | See Source »

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