Word: egos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Rita Hayworth's brother-in-law. 2. The Shah of Iran's cousin. 3. Prime Minister of Pakistan. 4. Nehru's alter ego. 5. India's Minister...
...something no less phenomenal. In 142 Ibs. and a carefully measured 5 ft. 6¾ in., he embodies what may be nature's ultimate effort to equip the species for outstanding success in Hollywood. Producer Zanuck is richly endowed with tough-mindedness, talent, an outsized ego, and a glutton's craving for hard work. These qualities, indulged with endless enthusiasm for a quarter-century, have not only sped him to the top but have somehow left him free of ulcers and in the pink of health...
...GREAT BALD EGO...
...well-being and increased self-confidence, but unfortunately with a loss of judgment and the ability of self-criticism." The apparent stimulation is the result of alcohol's narcotic effect on the inhibitions.*Its depressant action operates first on the higher centers of the brain (the "super-ego"), which "are responsible for acquiescence to the habits of civilization." The dulling of responsibility allows the more primitive parts of the brain to dominate the drinker's actions...
Mystical Virtues. Individually, says Standen, scientists are pleasant and even modest fellows. But their "collective ego" is something else again. They are so infatuated with their own scientific minds, that "they seem to think they are entitled to pour scorn on other subjects from a very great height." Standen does not deny that their practical results are admirable ("Better things for better living . . .," etc.), but unfortunately "it is not the results of science that they advertise most; it is always the 'scientific method' or the 'scientific attitude,' or a variety of other hidden, mystical virtues...