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...years of being a chief executive, I've developed a certain inner calm and steadiness about me. It's not a bad resource, by the way, to have as President. If you get angry every day, you're going to be a real risk. I think it's an asset to be steady and a unifier. Incidentally, that quality stood me in good stead in the primaries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Interview with Michael Dukakis | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

That Government is limited in what it can do is less a matter of political philosophy than economic reality. But what family does not count the health of its members as its most precious asset? Either President Bush or President Dukakis would do well to remember Philoctetes the archer. After exiling him to that barren island for ten years, his countrymen learned they could not take Troy without his mighty bow. They were forced to return and rescue him from exile. It is time the U.S. does the same for those it has abandoned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Care: Beyond Bromides | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...number one asset is his leadership, without a doubt," Getman says. "Second is his toughness, his tenacity. Third would be his dominance...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: He Just Wants to Play Soccer | 10/27/1988 | See Source »

...Susie's really good," Greene said. "She's winning a lot of for us and is a big asset for the team. Susie's really helpful. She helps other riders get on, fix their saddles and other things...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Men's Field Hockey at Harvard? | 10/21/1988 | See Source »

Confidence in our financial markets has been an enormous national asset. It fueled our economy during the past 40 years. At a time when the need for domestic investment is very great, that confidence must be restored. And it can only be restored through swift and strong action by federal regulators, Congress and the White House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: The Crash, One Year Later | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

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