Word: profoundity
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...DiCAPRIO: Frank had mastered the art of misdirection; in many ways he was like a magician. He also had this unbelievable and profound ability to gain people's trust. It was amazing to actually meet the man, 40 years after all his exploits, because it is so inherent in him - something that is almost unconscious...
...course he took from H. Bradford Westerfield, then a self-described ardent hawk who believed the U.S. should use its role as the leader of the free world to fight communism wherever it took hold. Cheney has often told friends that the first author to have a profound impact on his thinking was Winston Churchill, whose multivolume history of World War II impressed upon Cheney the idea that leadership in world affairs is about recognizing dangers and confronting them rather than wishing them away...
...evil in us all and there is also potential for good. Although the hobbit hero Frodo may have failed to resist the temptation of the magic Ring, it is the slithery Gollum--thought to be nothing more than a nuisance--who ultimately destroys the Ring. Tolkien presents these profound ideas in the guise of an old-fashioned sword-and-sorcery epic. But the characters are as real and human as we are. BLAIR HURLEY Newton, Mass...
...freedom?if the Chinese movie industry weren't in the business of (figuratively) chopping off directors' fingers?he might make films focusing on the triumphs and tragedies of the Cultural Revolution. The stories that move him most are those that show "humanity at its finest during times of profound suffering." (His favorite films include Life Is Beautiful and Burnt by the Sun, set during the Holocaust and a Stalinist purge, respectively.) But in today's China, Zhang says, such films "simply can't be shot." It isn't just the authorities that are holding him back. "You gradually start...
Halvorson’s beliefs and philosophies are easily accessible at his domain name, www.richh.com, which also showcases some of his best modeling shots. Halvorson’s friends, however, caution that he sometimes tries to be too profound. “The guy has never said anything worthwhile,” says Mel K. Thaker ’03, one of Halvorson’s best friends who considers it his place to keep Halvorson grounded. “Rich’s love for God is almost as deep as his love for himself...