Word: dreamers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Brown hasn't always been a populist. Ever obedient to his creed of flexibility, he has at times defined himself as heir to his father's political throne, as dreamer, environmentalist, rock 'n' roller, pragmatist and technocrat...
...aftermath of his overthrow, Nicholas told friends that Ross didn't like his independence of mind. Others say the troubles stemmed largely from personality clashes between the ostensibly equal chieftains. "There are not two people more mismatched," says a top executive. In Ross, he maintains, "you have a dreamer and a visionary, a plunger and schemer"; in Nicholas "a guy who's small and risk averse. You could hardly get a yes out of him. He loved the status quo." While Ross is generally described as a charmer, Nicholas "is not a likable guy," says a director. Some executives...
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...much of a dreamer. His ideas are a little too far out," said Walter Plumer, 51, of Durham, remembering Brown's second run for the nomination...
...identify knives and guns with uncanny precision, and his military obsession gave rise to a nickname, "G.I. Jenkins." Another was "Indiana Jenkins," since Thom often sported a hat like Indiana Jones' in Raiders of the Lost Ark, his favorite movie. Says his cousin Ed Jenkins: "He was always a dreamer, dreaming of exciting places." His high school yearbook announced, "Expect the best from your future...