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...word loser is a dirty word in our society. Call a man a son-of-a-bitch and he may grin; you've made him sound tough and manly. Call him a loser and he may fight you because you've made him sound unmanly. from "The Killer Instinct...
About to meet George Wallace for the first time, British Labor M.P. Bruce George was expecting an ogre. To his surprise, the Alabaman turned out to have "delightful charm." Wallace brushed off barbed questions, the M.P. noted, with an "impish grin and laughing eyes." The M.P.'s reaction was shared by many other Europeans. On his first trip to Europe, Wallace was determined to be ingratiating and play the statesman...
...seconds to reach the plate. As if his pitching were not enough, he also produced a hit-and some madcap base running that climaxed when, on the first pass, he missed home plate in trying to score a run. "I know I miss it," he said later with a grin. "But I don't want to hurry back. I want to come back easy, you know? I hope nobody sees...
...McInally said, breaking into a wide grin. It was one of McInally's freshman coaches...
...make you believe just about anything in less than 30 minutes." Composer Elmer Bernstein says: "he possesses a grandeur of vision that is quite staggering." His daughter Teresa, 15, thinks he is "just like a good friend." At first meeting, Tom Laughlin's glittering blue eyes and ready grin make him seem the soul of affability. But beware. The smallest infraction can trip a temper that has become as infamous as Mussolini's. Tom's face grows scarlet, and his voice sounds like the Devil's in The Exorcist. "It's an awesome, frightening experience...