Word: mindedness
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Manny's sister Isidra, however, says her brother is too strong-minded to be dissuaded from politics. "Whatever Manny does, we'll support," she says. During the huge floods in Manila in September, he took a motorcade from the mountain resort where he was training to help distribute relief to...
The episode late Tuesday morning only intensifies the deeply strained relations between the two Koreas. Earlier this year, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il staged a bit of a charm offensive, ending a period of silence while he recovered from a stroke. Kim said he would again agree to talks...
The crisp, no-nonsense observations in Peter Galbraith's article are testimony to the clear-minded and progressive views of his highly regarded father, Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith. The world needs many more like them. S.R.A. Das, Kannur, India
But I heed Jane Austen's warning that "nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast." If Obama appears proud of how humble and open-minded he is, if he demonizes opponents instead of debating them, if...
"He sees the court's rulings as an inconvenience, something to be ignored and an obstacle to be circumvented." - Federal Judge Stephen Robinson, revoking Kerik's bail and describing him as a "toxic combination of self-minded focus and arrogance." (New York Times, Oct. 20, 2009)