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Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel.
Last year, the surgery was a tough decision, but I had to make a decision based on my career. It was a decision to get healthy, and start over with a new team at 100 percent.
Robert T. Bakker, Scientist (1945) |
Joseph Barbera, Cartoonist (1911) |
Joel Barlow, Poet (1754) |
Thomas Dewey, Politician (1902) |
R. Lee Ermey, Soldier (1944) |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet (1919) |
Dario Fo, Playwright (1926) |
Alyson Hannigan, Actress (1974) |
John Harrison, Inventor (1693) |
David Irving, Author (1938) |
Alexander Alekhine, Celebrity (1946) |
Walter Bagehot, Author (1877) |
John Harrison, Inventor (1776) |
Arne Jacobsen, Architect (1971) |