Word: ego
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...great achievement as an interviewer: he approaches his job as an informed layman, intensely curious about virtually anyone who appears across his desk. He is obviously well read, a passionate sports buff and a sophisticated student of politics. Yet to an amazing degree he manages to set aside ego and loosen up guests with empathetic, probing but never baiting questions. "What I do best is create a sense of intimacy and comfort for the guest," says King. "Larry listens to his guests," says ABC Newsman Ted Koppel, one of his many fans. "He pays attention to what they...
...insult of a pearly smile, the preter-natural cocksureness. "I don't break the law," he sneers at a cop. "I make my own." Director Harvey Berman's earnest melodrama, about a teen rebel due for his comeuppance, is fun for its glimpse of Baby Jack's crystalline ego. When he's dumped by a married woman, he tells her, "Honey, you're a bad loser...
...Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston. He aims to capitalize on the some 2.5 million Chinese tourists who travel abroad each year. Angelini spent a decade looking for the right London site, one that made financial sense, he says: "I don't want to go over there and make ego trips." ?By Nellie Huang/Hong Kong...
...Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston. He aims to capitalize on the some 2.5 million Chinese tourists who travel abroad each year. Angelini spent a decade looking for the right London site, one that made financial sense, he says: "I don't want to go over there and make ego trips." --By Nellie Huang/Hong Kong
...supposed to be on television. My family, friends, acquaintances (and innocent bystanders) were all privy to my good fortune. The ego was swelling to immense proportions; I jumped at any chance to tell of my impending grandeur...