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He played in a Beatles-style band, then embraced the viola out of the despairing recognition that, on the guitar, he would never match the fireworks of Jimi Hendrix, his idol.
Serb twentysomethings are both despairing and corrupt.
La Stampa , in a front-page comment, called it "a punch in the stomach," comparing it to other sadly unforgettable photos such as those of the dead Che Guevara, the napalm-burnt little girl during the Vietnam War, and the despairing Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro as a prisoner of the Red Brigades.
Hence the despairing talk about "the permanence of racism," "the myth of black progress," and "the coming race war."
I recall to my credit that, when she was despairing of ever doing anything more with her life and muttered, You can't teach an old dog new tricks, I cheered her up by flatly opposing her: It's never too late to learn.