Ours is a generation of literal workaholics; we're far more likely than other demographic groups to see ourselves as "work martyrs" and much more likely to forfeit unused vacation days.
Yet at this very moment the most powerful country in the world stands to forfeit much political capital, moral authority and international good will by dragging its feet on the next great global issue: the environment.
The upshot is that Mr. Plotkin and his family have indeed found their equivalent of "the heather on the hill," as lyrics in the musical "Brigadoon" describe it, without having had to forfeit too much in the process.
He had too much faith that his flock was willing to forfeit individual good — and do unto others — for the sake of the community.
In 2010, Mr. Shapiro, Mr. Jaffe and their family members, who held much of their money at JPMorgan Chase, agreed to forfeit $625 million in Madoff profits to the trustee and the Justice Department.
Conservative investors would have been able to sidestep much of the market's risk without also having to forfeit profits.
And after investing this much time in taunting each other, no one wants to forfeit the final play.
Employees would have to forfeit their bonuses if they took too much risk, violated internal guidelines, breached regulations or caused the firm's reputation to suffer.
Israel provides Britain with much needed intelligence on areas such as Iran which it will be reluctant to forfeit.
