Word: instinctiveness
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Scaling Everest requires the enthusiasm and boosterism of a physical-education teacher combined with the survival instinct of a Green Beret. You have to want that summit. And if you whine and bitch along the way, your teammates might discard you before you get there. Erik, beneath his beard and quiet demeanor, was both booster and killer. "He was the heart and soul of our team," says Eric Alexander. "The guy's spirit won't let you quit...
...Nobodaddy" and eagerly awaited his death. In an age when any utterance of disloyalty to the Crown could be and was severely punished, Blake was fearless in expressing his views. His sympathies flew to the weak and the downtrodden. He was always on the side of liberty and instinct. "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom," he wrote in the Proverbs of Hell. And also: "Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires." (The latter sounds more like Sade than the gentle poet of Lambeth, who wouldn't have hurt a hair...
...Arizona, when he was interviewing for a job at Phoenix Country Day School, where she taught. Though she later wondered what sharing her life with a sightless person would be like, she quickly realized that Erik was well equipped to cope with his dark world. "He does things by instinct. When he walks, he doesn't lift his feet, he feels the floor," says Ellie. "The only thing that's been hard for Erik is getting used to Emma's new toys--she leaves them all over the place." When it comes to posing treacherous obstacles, the Himalayas have nothing...
...Sharon Stone sued the producers of Basic Instinct 2 because...
...Daschle?s instinct for courtesy serves him well. In January, then-minority leader Daschle made a point of reaching out to President Bush, and he has enjoyed fairly warm relations with the White House since. That midwinter olive branch could prove invaluable to both Bush and Daschle as the two men ease into a new relationship. On the Senate floor, Daschle?s primary adversary will be minority leader Trent Lott - who enjoys a long-standing friendship with his Democratic counterpart...