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...calmer I get, the angrier he gets," Jon says. "During the tennis season, when I was calm, Jim was angry. When I got mad, Jim was calm...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Life as the Corsican Brothers | 5/23/1988 | See Source »

...masses. "Every year I used to be really worried when the people rushed to grab the cookies. First, that the old building would collapse, and second, that someone would fall over the edge. Now" -- the rich baritone breaks into a hearty chuckle -- "now things are much calmer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tibet's Living Buddha | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...their own distant agendas and smell position or profits down the corridors of power. How many Bert Lances and Ed Meeses, with their singular financial styles, are circulating now, eager to wield federal authority next year? What often goes on in the political trenches is not acceptable in the calmer climates of government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Winning vs. Wielding Power | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

...calmer waters, the Big Three are a bit contrite. "It won't happen again," says Donaldson, who called the display "idiotic." Yet he is the leader of the shouters. Wallace too says he is "very concerned" -- but he feels compelled to match Donaldson. Plante apologized to the public, but won't drop out of the cacophony. None of the three was criticized by network owners or editors. All blame Reagan for not having enough news conferences, interviews and appearances to fill their needs. When the President does show up, the result is what one network official calls a "feeding frenzy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: The Mick Jaggers of Journalism | 10/5/1987 | See Source »

...only when performing, Cosby is naturally funny for much of his waking day. In his 20s and 30s, he was notorious for his smoldering anger; he bristled at interviewers and once decked Comedian Tommy Smothers at a Playboy mansion party. But with age and prosperity, "he got a lot calmer," says his younger brother Russell, 44, a Delta Air Lines service agent in Atlanta. Even today Bill can be pedantic or short-tempered, but most of the time he is simply fun to be around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: I Do Believe in Control | 9/28/1987 | See Source »

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