Word: charisma
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This country laughed at Carter in the last election. Now the laugh's on us. Charisma and sophistication are no match for simple integrity...
...lucrative rights to a widely used automobile coolant system. Yet Avery, after years of litigation with De Lorean, appreciates his charm. "He's a vicious man," says Avery, but adds: "I like the guy. That s.o.b. is the only guy I've ever known who has charisma. If he came into town today, I'd buy him dinner...
...five) was Baltimore back in 1970. Discovering how to win in Oakland (1972, '73, '74), Jackson shared his knowledge with the New York Yankees in 1978 and 1979. This year the Yankees let Jackson get away to California, and naturally the Angels are in the playoffs. "His charisma rubs off," says Buzzie Bavasi, the California general manager. "Of course, he's having a good year, 37 homers. You can't be too charismatic if you're having a bad one. Reggie's hard play induces hard play. Then he draws the media fire...
...result of a rare display of unity between the country's Christians and Muslims. A lawyer who worked diligently as a member of Parliament for the past ten years to maintain ties with the country's various Muslim and Christian factions, Amin Gemayel has little of the charisma that made his tough-minded brother a popular hero among Lebanon's Christians. Still, Amin is no less dedicated than Bashir was to the main goals of the Phalangist Party: preserving the country's existing political balance, which in effect means the supremacy of Lebanese Christians...
...strangers but keeping them at a distance. During the 19th century, partly as a result of the pressures of industrialization, private life came to be exalted as a sanctuary, then began to provide the standards for public life as well. The age of civility became the age of charisma and false "intimacy." Politicians were judged as personalities and acted accordingly; so did musical virtuosos. Narcissism became the basic mental illness of modern times. This may sound overly schematic, but Sennett ornamented his provocative thesis with a rich array of illustrations on what kind of makeup French ladies used under...