Like Peter Keating, Gail Wynand pursues a use-and-be-used career strategy. Wynand uses strong-arm tactics when necessary in building up his newspaper’s market; he manipulates his employees with money to break their integrity; he fires those like Dominique who refuse to bend; and he lets the lowest-common-denominator of public taste dictate the content of the newspaper […]
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Get thy reeky hide hither, sirrah, and desist with the pewling — beslubbering puttock thou oft art. (Via John Enright: no mammering lewdster he.)
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The main character is a young architect. A creative designer — he is visionary and innovative the use of materials. Before he can finish his formal training, a conflict with a teacher leads to his expulsion. So he has an extra challenge to breaking into his profession. Another major character is a highly intelligent and
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Popular Science‘s “Looking Back at the 100 Best Innovations of 2009.”
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Examinations: done. Recreation: begun.
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Mind becomes numb; Words do not mean; World out of plumb— Man needs caffeine.
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Burrito. Mistake. Now stomach ache.
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Two talks at TED on music, leadership, and passion. In my next life, I think I want to be a musician. Itay Talgam: Benjamin Zander: https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_the_transformative_power_of_classical_music.
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