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...readers' intelligence, always finding a principle in a grain of sand and a law in a wildflower. That the essays were also a velvet glove for Gould's iron convictions drove many scientists crazy. But we all admired his erudition and explanatory gifts, and several have offered the sincerest form of flattery by trying their hand in the genre he perfected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: Stephen Jay Gould | 6/3/2002 | See Source »

...imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, former U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor should be pleased. When Kantor served in the Clinton Administration and was involved in trade disputes with France, he imposed heavy import duties on products that were personally important to key French politicians and their constituents, most notably Roquefort cheese, produced in the Dordogne region. The tactic, Kantor says, "was productive." Fast-forward to the latest trade dispute between the U.S. and the European Union. In response to U.S. tariffs on steel imports, E.U. Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said last month that he would target products manufactured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Briefing: Apr. 22, 2002 | 4/22/2002 | See Source »

These assumptions are entirely belied by the monstrosity we have witnessed. They cannot be made true by the sincerest wish for peace...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: We All Want Peace | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

...deeply saddened to read of the car accident that occurred Dec. 18 (News, Dec. 19). My heart goes out to Shira's family and friends. I am sure I join the entire University in sending my sincerest condolences to them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

...have found nobler passions, by all means pursue them earnestly. We're all dying to be taken seriously, and it helps, of course, to have a cause, whether a living wage nocturnal reclamation or grapes. But the immediate need to feel big aside, the sincerest pose for many may be one of navel-gazing or just getting...

Author: By Aaron K. Roth, | Title: The Importance of Irony | 10/20/1999 | See Source »

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