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...influential economist’s personal qualities were also remembered, with both Parker and Friedman warmly recounting Galbraith’s “marvelous” speaking style, sense of humor, and ego...
...lecture hall come to mind—suggesting that propping oneself up on a pedestal above others is the strategy for success. As a young reporter, I found such a pedestal seductive. I discovered the allure of seeing one’s name atop an article, the ego-boost of the byline, as seasoned journalists call it. The possibility of having one’s name in bold type at the top of an article—or the masthead—was something that attracted many people, including me.But over time, I also learned that it was better...
...grandson, wrote that “one of the great joys of the presidency was getting to meet and to know people I had long admired. John Kenneth Galbraith fit squarely into that camp.” Many affectionately recalled Galbraith’s idiosyncrasies, such as his unapologetic ego. “I’m old, sick, weak, and intellectually perfect,” his son J. Alan Galbraith ’63 remembered him saying in response to a question about his health shortly before his death. George S. McGovern, a former U.S. senator and presidential candidate...
...term of endearment, or at least of hipster familiarity (the 60s equivalent of "dude"), here takes on the acridity of a four-letter word. By the end of the song, the person to whom its sung not only has no doubt she/he's been dumped but finds her/his ego in tatters. The message is: I won't be your love slave, and nobody else should either. It's a rancor most people have felt after an affair goes sour, but was rarely set to music. Dylan started doing it, and kept doing it. In the liner notes for the three...
...that?s because he really can?t, and possibly thinks it would be pompous to try; striking grand poses does not appear to be part of Gehry?s emotional repertoire. Which brings us to the most interesting enigma this film explores, which is the nature of the artist?s ego. Ours is a democratic era, and democracy tends to reward regular guys and to look somewhat askance at people who do extraordinary things. How many people have you run into who confess that they might have become architects, if only? Same way with movie directors, with people who were good...