Nancy Gibbs Professions : Essayist Born : January 25, 1960 Died : September 17, 2016 Browse All Authors Top 59 quotes by Nancy Gibbs Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent senior officials from freelancing, or putting their departmental interests first. For all the formal machinery, Eisenhower was very literally the commander in chief, making the key decisions himself and monitoring closely how they were carried out. Even years after D-Day, when critics needled him for not being on the front lines with the invading forces, he retorted, “I planned it and took responsibility for it. Did you want me to unload a truck? Nancy Gibbs senior responsibility running You know, when a president is about to leave office, most of the time most people are dying for him to go on and get out of there. But there are a few little rituals that have to be observed. 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Nancy Gibbs judging play mean Eisenhower advocated a variety of strong actions which he had never taken when he was president. Maybe this was just the pattern of former presidents; maybe it reflected how much the circumstances had changed on the ground. Nancy Gibbs strong taken president In many parts of the world, more people have access to a mobile device than to a toilet or running water... Nancy Gibbs running water people On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere. Nancy Gibbs sept-11 heroism normal Some Christians worried about a faith that was so embracing as to be meaningless, that exalted not the Almighty so much as the American way of life. When civil religion bleached the challenge from faith and left behind a watery patriotism, there was room for concern. Nancy Gibbs christian challenges way Death will never be pretty - its sights and smells too close and crude. And it will never come under our control: it gallops where we tiptoe, rips up our routines, burns our very breath with its heat and sting. Nancy Gibbs smell rip sight Time is valuable; people are busy. Nancy Gibbs valuable busy people There may be no less original idea than the notion that our hearts hold dominion over our heads. Nancy Gibbs heart may ideas If the Presidents Club had a seal, around the ring would be three words: cooperation, competition, and consolation. On the one hand, the presidents have powerful motives—personal and patriotic—to help one another succeed and comfort one another when they fail. But at the same time they all compete for history’s blessing. Nancy Gibbs patriotic powerful blessing Kids are more nimble than wise. Nancy Gibbs nimble wise kids A president cant go to every memorial service. Nancy Gibbs memorial-service memorial president Rand Paul does not like being compared to his father Ron any more than sons named Bush like to dance in their father's shadow, but the crucial difference is that while the Bushes all hail from the relative mainstream of the GOP, the Pauls have an ideological tributary virtually to themselves. Nancy Gibbs difference shadow dance father All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together. Nancy Gibbs great born together inspire Emotional life grows out of an area of the brain called the limbic system, specifically the amygdala, whence come delight and disgust and fear and anger. Nancy Gibbs anger fear brain life We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on fire. A line of monks link arms in a human chain. Crowds surge, soldiers fire, gusts of rage pull down the monuments of tyrants, and maybe, sometimes, justice rises from the flames. Nancy Gibbs fruit fire justice sometimes Summer is not obligatory. We can start an infernally hard jigsaw puzzle in June with the knowledge that, if there are enough rainy days, we may just finish it by Labor Day, but if not, there's no harm, no penalty. We may have better things to do. Nancy Gibbs better day start knowledge People don't blame the act of driving for auto accidents. Nancy Gibbs accidents blame driving people Similar Authors Arland Ussher essayist Amy Levy essayist Alain Finkielkraut essayist Ahad Ha'am essayist Agnes Repplier essayist Ilan Stavans essayist All Authors