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Family-values politicians exposed as adulterers (Newt Gingrich) or House leaders brought down by multiple ethics charges (Tom DeLay) don't fade gracefully from the limelight; here they are back in our living rooms, tangoing, pontificating, polishing their talk show quips.

Why is Eliot Spitzer on TV? Because disgrace doesn't stick like it used to. Laura Kipnis 2010

I sometimes think growing old gracefully is too much work.

Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

There's no way we'll retreat gracefully from the world pedestal.

Ben Tripp: What Happens After the Election? Ben Tripp 2010

One hundred feet long, it narrowed gracefully from a base ten feet in diameter to a needle-sharp diamond point.

Archive 2010-03-01 Blue Tyson 2010

I love to hold up examples of inspirational, successful STEM women, but do you have a good story about recovering gracefully from a mistake, or teaching yourself or others about how to make even a failure a success?

Submit Posts to the October Scientiae Carnival Peggy 2008

I love to hold up examples of inspirational, successful STEM women, but do you have a good story about recovering gracefully from a mistake, or teaching yourself or others about how to make even a failure a success?

Archive 2008-09-01 Peggy 2008

Maintain some sort of dignity and bow out gracefully from the race.

Obama picks up Texas superdelegate 2008

Rosanne believes that women should age gracefully, yet gracefully is not a word that can be associated with Rosanne Barr in the least.

Rosanne Barr Lashes Out At Madonna (but falls short of eating her) 2008

Tell her that the time to bow out gracefully is about to expire.

Sunday Roundup: End of the road for Clinton? 2008

None of the cries for her to bow out gracefully is getting through her thick skull or her supporters.

Pelosi: The race is not over 2008