Word: temperamental
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, who knew intelligence when he saw it, judged Franklin Roosevelt "a second-class intellect, but a first-class temperament." Born and educated as an aristocrat, F.D.R. had polio and needed a wheelchair for most of his adult life. Yet, far from becoming a self-pitying wretch, he...
Another part was his agreeable disposition. "Never boss people around,'' was his working rule. "It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter.'' It was only to be expected that a man of his temperament would close out World War II with an image, his most...
As a result of the 1992 incident, many liberalorganizations have questioned whether Friedpossesses a judicial temperament.
And Dorothy A. Kelly-Gay (D-Somerville), chairof the Governor's Council, has said the questionof Fried's temperament concerns her.
The candidate, in his own testimony,anticipated many of the attacks made against himand defended his temperament to the council.