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...rich writing but not necessarily his directing. He's famously hands-off in that department, which is just fine with Johansson. "I guess he hires actors he thinks will be capable of rounding out the characters he's written," she says. "I think actors appreciate that kind of respect." Allen has returned the compliment in the most meaningful way he can, by hiring Johansson for his next picture. It's a comedy called Scoop. And it's already...
...strongest conservative on the block," a DeLay friend says. "They perceive DeLay as a bull in a china shop. They appreciate him as their protector and retriever." Like many of his colleagues on Capitol Hill, DeLay suffers under what officials call this Administration's general lack of respect for Congress. But he is also in the unique position of being the most prominent modern Republican politician in Texas to rise without the help of White House senior adviser Karl Rove, and the two have never been close. "Karl thinks of him as someone a little bit too opinionated...
...last year or so I, along with many others in the liberal camp in Israel, have developed a deep respect for Sharon. His courageous decision to disengage from Gaza and dismantle the settlements that he himself had initiated took us all by surprise. At first we looked for any ulterior motives that might explain this turn of events. Was he doing this, we asked, in order to increase the number of settlements in the West Bank? But slowly we came to realize that the same man who we had loved to hate had changed. He was tired of blood...
...extensively with my parents and other relatives, even more of the things that I thought set me apart turn out to be old hat. My predilection for strenuous exercise and physical activity? Two of my uncles are exercise nuts who have gone so far as to renounce caffeine. My respect and admiration for the Catholic Church and, a little more oddly, a deep-seated hatred of Henry VIII? My uncle Jim, still sharp at 83, recently rattled off a litany of observations no different than my own would be. Even my brother, who in the stages of youthful rebellion intentionally...
...hungering to make a difference in the world, to give back something truly meaningful? To get clients thinking about these things, a good life planner needs sharp listening skills, instincts that tell him when to probe and when to bite his tongue. A responsible life planner needs to respect the line between enlightened financial counseling and pretend psychotherapy, which can be dangerous for all involved...