Word: vision
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...ways that are almost uncanny, Lake's worldview and idealistic bent and Holbrooke's tactical skills and political drive reflect the strengths and weaknesses of their candidates. In Obama's case, the combination of lofty vision and inexperience looks a lot like Bill Clinton circa 1993, when he entered the White House not long after the fall of the Soviet Union and with Lake as his top foreign policy adviser. Hillary Clinton's political emphasis is reminiscent of her husband's poll-driven final years, when Holbrooke, Albright and Berger ran diplomacy. "The real foreign policy choice," says a former...
...deeply moved by Pico Iyer's "A Monk's Struggle" [March 31]. Despite the Dalai Lama's half-century of exile and the erosion of Tibetan culture because of the Chinese occupation of Tibet, the Buddhist leader maintains his lucid and compassionate vision. The fact that, in the face of Chinese oppression, he sees the advantages of China's modernizing influence and envisions an autonomous Tibet within Chinese borders is a testament to his infinite wisdom. If our next President and other world leaders could emulate the Dalai Lama's compassionate politics, the war on terrorism and the endless struggle...
Obama addressed the wright "problem" before it assumed crisis proportions. In doing so, he displayed a clarity and depth of vision that I have not witnessed in any other politician during my lifetime. His speech was courageous and honest. Above all, it showed remarkable faith in our nation's ability to see in shades of gray rather than black and white. If this is an indication of how he would handle the presidency, I say hallelujah and amen. Farhat Biviji, CHERRY HILL...
...year-old Pontiff's writings over the decades and testimonies from those who know him suggests that Benedict has a soft spot for Americans and finds considerable value in his U.S. church, the third largest Catholic congregation in the world. Most intriguing, he entertains a recurring vision of an America we sometimes lose sight of: an optimistic and diverse but essentially pious society in which faiths and a faith-based conversation on social issues are kept vital by the Founding Fathers' decision to separate church and state. It's not a stretch to say the Pope sees...
...example, three muscles control the human eyebrow, shaping that portion of the face into an exponential number of expressions. Feeling distressed? Those muscles unconsciously knit the brows together and upward, pulling the eyes up at the inner corner. Think of that classic vision of perpetual existential angst, Woody Allen. It's a facial expression that O'Sullivan says can be performed by skilled actors like Allen. But, she says, "for most people when that [expression occurs], they're feeling distressed, and most people cannot make that movement voluntarily. So if you can't make it voluntarily then it's going...