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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...pantheon of heroes that populate the cover of the "Sgt. Pepper" album. Hill emphasizes that Southern created the "grand guy" persona to deal with an innate shyness; Southern's collaborator Nelson Lyon is quoted as saying that as Southern grew older, he became a victim of his alter ego, "trapped in the cliches and hip jargon" that defined him in the eyes of friends and colleagues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The High Life and High Times of Terry Southern | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...world in which you are constantly taught that success comes through sharp elbows, power plays and manipulation, Bob is living proof that you are more likely to be successful through a contained ego and building openness and trust among people,” says Gene Sperling, former chief economic advisor to Clinton and former director of the National Economic Council...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rubin's Steady Hand Guided World Finances | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

Rubin is often lauded for his ability to keep his ego in check...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rubin's Steady Hand Guided World Finances | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...knows that containing one’s ego and helping the people around them shine instead of competing with them is not only a nice way to live but is actually the most effective way to be successful in the long run,” Sperling says...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rubin's Steady Hand Guided World Finances | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

...arrogance that has persisted despite efforts to assume Rubin’s humility. The perception, his defenders explain, comes from his penetrating and incisive intellect. He can see to the core of an issue so accurately and quickly that those who don’t know him sometimes see ego instead of efficiency. That said, Summers has at times brought the criticism on himself—one colleague remembers him holding up a briefing book and asking the room if there was anything in it he didn’t already know...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Word on Lawrence Summers | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

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