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...Audacity of Hope, in which he writes about this topic extensively. Mundy offers some insight about Michelle simply by putting her life into context - describing the black experience in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s, for example, and the cliqueishness of Harvard Law School. For those wanting to understand the basic life experiences that influenced Michelle Obama, Mundy's portrait is a reliable field guide...
...think I understand why so many people think that economics is a boring subject, but they are wrong. On the contrary, there is hardly anything I know that is as exciting as finding that the great events that move history, the forces that determine the destiny of empires and the fate of kings, can sometimes be explained, predicted, or even controlled by a few symbols on a printed page. We all want power, we all want success, but the ultimate reward is the simple joy of understanding." ("Incidents from My Career...
...winding its way from a forest—the lungs—through a pumping heart. Macaulay described the arduous process of learning about the body, which involved long hours spent sketching. “If I can’t draw it, I can’t understand it.” He added, wryly: “I can’t wait to tackle the economic system.” But when asked what the future holds, Macaulay said, “After doing this for six years, I don’t want to do another...
...leader needs to understand the process of creative destruction,” said Ferguson, evoking Joseph Schumpter’s principle of creative destruction, which notes that long term economic growth comes from the destruction of the value of established companies through market innovation and fluctuation. “HBS, more than any other institution, has sought to illuminate, elucidate, and, above all, communicate this principle...
Obama, Barack •failure to understand is confessed by •McCain is basically called a chicken by •McCain questions true identity of •Palin points out propensity for palling around with terrorists of •is referred to by Florida sheriff at Palin rally as "Barack Hussein Obama" •is referred to by Pennsylvania Republican official at Palin/McCain rally as "Barack Hussein Obama...