Word: temperments
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...House Judiciary Committee is poised to release Clinton's videotaped testimony before Kenneth W. Starr's Grand Jury. In it, according to published reports, the commander-in-chief loses his temper, and even stomps out of the room...
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They aren't much help. Bromides and tautologies are common: Treat people like human beings, not automatons; cutting costs saves money. Self-contradiction masquerades as Zenlike philosophical balance: Never lose your temper, but don't be afraid to get angry. When they don't contradict themselves, these guides often contradict one another. One CEO succeeds because of his maniacal attention to detail. The next CEO's secret is setting broad goals and keeping her eye on the big picture. One CEO is glorified as a hyperkinetic workaholic. Another is praised for the wisdom of adopting a measured pace and leaving...
...does work so hard at his reflexive nonimage. Though thin-skinned (ask any reporter who has criticized him in print), he almost never loses his temper. He never appears so much as shirtless in the locker room and changes from shorts into a fine Italian suit for each short walk from hotel room to team bus, because those few seconds may be the only time those particular fans crowding the lobby see him, and he wants to get it right. He is so polished that his few scrapes with indiscretion--losing tens of thousands of dollars in golf and poker...
...says, "there was no place in the world I wanted to be except in my bedroom, drawing pictures. I got so lost in it that if my mother wanted me to do something normal, take the garbage out or anything, I would literally have a temper tantrum." It continues today, in a way: "I have to have an outlet. Always. Or I start having bad dreams." He's not joking...