Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...product rather than the charts that he appoints him vice president in charge of development, assigning him to do nothing but sit in an office and play. Like the Peter Sellers character in Being There, Josh is held in awe for what is perceived as his simple, childlike wisdom...
...they pride themselves on letting projects advance or die based solely on commercial potential. Mantegna's character, so newly installed in executive splendor that his office furniture is still covered with painters' drop cloths, solemnly explains that a quarter-century in show business has given him a certain wisdom. The cardinal rule, he says, is not to accept percentages of net profit because there is never, ever, a net. Then he muses aloud about whether there could ever be such a thing as a successful film that did not make money and announces, solemnly, that there cannot. At the outset...
...presidential returns since 1948, says that at best a vice-presidential nominee can add about 2% to the ticket in his home state. Period. Richard Nixon grasped this elusive political truth when he said in 1968, "The Vice President can't help you. He can only hurt you." Such wisdom, of course, did not prevent Nixon from anointing Spiro Agnew...
...time, the only reservations were sounded by Peres and Minister Without Portfolio Ezer Weizmann, who voiced strong objections. Now, with al-Wazir's assassination only hours away, eight Cabinet members again endorsed the plan and the same two holdouts renewed their objections. Last week, as doubts continued about the wisdom of the operation, Peres maintained a discreet silence, but Weizmann spoke out against the attack. "It doesn't contribute to the fight against terrorism," he told Israel Radio. "It distances the peace process and will bring greater hostility and makes us more vulnerable around the world...
...bullshit. Believe me, people decide about politics early on. You take the average guy. You know? Sipping beer and eating his pretzels. He's worrying about who he should vote for? While I'm on it, there's another myth in politics: that the American people, in their wisdom, like to divide power. That's why they vote for Republicans for President and Democrats for Congress. Because they want a balance of power. You think the average guy says, 'Gee! I'm afraid of that one, so I'm going to restrain him'? Ha! That's a political scientist talking...