In Ancient Israel And Rome The Judge

We Are All Afraid. That's The Thing That Unites All Truly Successful People: Fear, Fear Of Failing, Fear Of Criticism, Fear Of Letting Down The Team In Some Way. That Why They Try So Hard, That's Why They Pay Attention To Detail And Try To Get Every Possible Duck In A Row. It's Fear

Ted Sorrenson, Jfk's Presidential Speech Writer, When Asked How It Came About That He Wrote The "ask Not What You Can Do..." Speech, He Would Answer 'ask Not.'

Beware The Politically Obsessed. They Are Often Bright And Interesting, But They Have Something Missing In Their Natures; There Is A Hole, An Empty Place, And They Use Politics To Fill It Up. It Leaves Them Somehow Misshapen.

Cynicism Is Not Realistic And Tough. It's Unrealistic And Kind Of Cowardly Because It Means You Don't Have To Try. ---in Good Housekeeping

There Should Be A Name For This, For The Process Whereby One Knows One Is Being Yanked And Concedes It Has Been Done Successfully - That One Is Grateful To Have Been Spun. In The Theater, It Is Called The Willing Suspension Of Disbelief. That's What Allows The Play To Make An Impact On The Audience: They Have To Be Able To Make Believe That What's Happening On The Stage Is Really Happening. Maybe To A Degree It Is A Requirement For All Political Participation, All Effective Political Communication, Too.