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...broad vision and the direction, and say here's where we are going to go, here's why we need to go there, and here's how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor. The question is, do you want your President to be a leader or a manager? I think most people elect their president to be a leader, not a manager...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mike Huckabee: Front-Runner Q&A | 12/30/2007 | See Source »

...would just need to tickle the carburetor, make sure the battery has a bit of life in it, remove the sleeve from the starter handle and give it a couple of turns.' TIM SCHOFIELD, head of U.K. motor sales for auctioneers Bonhams, on how to start a working 1904 Rolls-Royce that sold for a record-breaking $7.3 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

...Cars, which opens June 9, you voice the character of Doc Hudson, a mysterious 1951 Hudson Hornet and former racing champ who doesn't seem to be that popular. What's his problem? He's a solitary kind of car. Maybe his carburetor isn't working like it used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 12, 2006 | 6/4/2006 | See Source »

...approach appeals equally to both sexes. If a guy can be convinced that his marriage is like a rusty carburetor or a clogged kitchen sink, he may be stirred to fix it. "I think men are hesitant to go into therapy because they feel they're going to be targeted," Roth says. "Michele's approach is pragmatic and practical. That's refreshing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: The Marriage Savers | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...PEOPLE, Dec. 17]? Unlike Bing, I would do anything to be a loving husband to Hurley and father to her child. I am a 23-year-old, soon-to-be graduate student. I speak three languages; I am witty, intelligent, well traveled and highly athletic. I can rebuild a carburetor and make a bed. I would not disappoint Hurley. ROBERT IVAN Boulder, Colo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 14, 2002 | 1/14/2002 | See Source »

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