Word: hermit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Those who know him are not all that surprised. Carter was always something of a hermit, even in the turbulence of the White House. He never invited anyone over unless he just had to. Even his Cabinet officers had to force social engagements upon him. He made few friends. This remoteness, this reluctance to cultivate personal relationships or to hear differing views, stunted his presidency...
...abrasive Archbishop of Florence, who was runner-up to John Paul at the 1978 conclave. There are some ancient precedents for a papal abdication. Benedict IX (1032-45) sold his office outright to the reforming Pope Gregory VI; Celestine V (Aug. 29-Dec. 13, 1294) resigned to become a hermit after realizing he was not suited for the job; Gregory XII (1406-15) abdicated as part of a deal to end a schism and reunite the church. But Vatican insiders insisted that John Paul believes God has chosen him for the office, and will not voluntarily give it up. Besides...
...British Biographer Monica Furlong, 50, offers the first full-length assessment of the hermit celebrity, a provocative and thoughtful examination of a life that she judges to be "victorious...
Mason runs his business from an elegant boathouse office on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla., where the self-described "frustrated hermit" can survey both his flourishing accounts and his lush 75-acre estate. Starting out with a motley collection of Florida mortgage, banking and land-developing firms, Mason in 1968 bought 60 small gas stations that eventually led to his acquiring $70 million worth of key Signal Oil & Gas properties two years later. From 1969 to 1974 Charter assets jumped 1184%, as the voracious Mason gobbled up other properties, including Ladies' Home Journal and Redbook magazines...
...hell turns out to be funny. The nice normal woman down the hall is really a competitive monster ("that's right, four 20-page papers due tomorrow, and I haven't done any work for my exams"). The tutor who does nothing but play loud music becomes a hermit, hiding away in his suite to work on a paper that was due "two years...