Word: calmly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reagan, a man who holds back virtually all his private feelings, needs the kind of emotional outlet Deaver provides. Says an old friend: "Reagan never unloads his problems on anybody. He just doesn't know how to open up." But with Deaver, outwardly calm and softspoken, the President allows himself to show real anger...
...violent clashes shattered Marcos' attempt to establish an atmosphere of calm. In a conciliatory speech to the assembly, Marcos promised that martial law would not be reintroduced. Under Amendment Six to the Constitution, the President can bypass the assembly in making crucial decisions during a state of national emergency. The President pointedly warned opposition assemblymen that the country faced a threat of armed insurrection from the outlawed Communist New People's Army. For weeks, defense forces have been waging widely publicized raids on N.P.A. strongholds in the countryside, partly to create public support for the government; Marcos...
...calm settled over Cambridge towards the middle of the week, as what was previously novelty became routine: Wells Fargo guards on Plympton Street, a large net over the windows of the Quincy dining hall, and thousands of unfamiliar people crowding into Harvard Stadium...
...show business." He figures he can add an extra 10 kilos of useful beef and compete at the 100-kg weight. In the meantime, he believes that "negative emotions, like greed or hate, can adversely affect performance, while positive ones, like love or generosity, can improve it." To be calm and controlled, he says, "sends beneficial chemicals to the brain." And helps mightily in forgetting a skinny bank balance...
...pasta, beef and wine, John Paul toasted "a true friendship and an authentic human sentiment." Pertini then headed back to Rome, but the Pope stayed on the slopes for another day of enthusiastic downhilling. Reported Alpine Guide Franco Zani: "He skied at a level you could call intermediate-calm, slowly, turning well." Most important, Zani noted, "he did not fall...