Surely the writer must know what it takes to produce a volume of this sort, which poets and which poems to include, which not, and how the process might, inevitably, come to resemble the artistic version of a tenacious business (or, even, sports) negotiation.
Former owner of the Cleveland Indians, he was tenacious in business and passionate in civic service, and was a strong champion of Cleveland, the city that he loved.
Mom was an original thinker, dynamic, intellectual, insightful, courageous, adventurous, energetic, well rounded, fun, sweet, warm, caring, a scrappy fighter, a stoic survivor, a tireless worker, tenacious, a savvy business person, an excellent chef and a humanitarian with a sharp wit and a great sense of humor who was always young at heart.
But just because you're a thoughtful, patient, balanced, tenacious, clear-headed business owner doesn't mean you can connect with customers or harder yet, get them to change their well-grooved buying habits.
I've had the opportunity to support tenacious entrepreneurs building businesses about which they care deeply.
While it's interesting to learn about Kinsey's orphaned childhood, it's more rewarding to observe this tenacious sleuth going about her business like the professional she is.
Dunn, who was legendarily even-tempered, collaborative and focused in her business dealings, was equally tenacious as a cancer patient.
Despite questionable anti-peddling campaigns by the police and the local business improvement district, this tenacious community continues to survive.
Tough, tenacious tactics also characterize Hartz Mountain's real estate business, whose reach extends from from gritty industrial properties to the glamorous SoHo Grand Hotel.
"A lot of business comes down to force of will, and he is both tenacious and extremely smart," says Edgar Bronfman Jr., whose family is the second-biggest holder.
He may be submissive when it comes to the politicians, but in business strategy and deal-making he is disruptive, daring, combative and tenacious.
